Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey was in Roman Imperial times the "first city of Pisidia", but it was already a major town in the Hellenistic period. It was abandoned after Arab raids threatened the town around 640 and after an earthquake destroyed it around 650. #RomanSiteSaturday

Camulodunum, the Roman Colchester in Essex, was an important castrum and city in Roman Britain. It was the first capital of the province. Originally it was the site of the Brythonic-Celtic oppidum of Camulodunon, capital of the Trinovantes and later the Catuvellauni tribes. #RomanSiteSaturday

In Ladenburg you can see the remains of the western side of its forum with some wall paintings. Ladenburg was called Lopodunum in the Roman times. It is a town in northwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies on the right bank of the river Neckar. #RomanSiteSaturday

@metalclassicist is currently in Trier, so #RomanSiteSaturday presents the Porta Nigra (black gate), a large Roman city gate in there. It is a monumental gateway representative of Hellenistic military architecture of the time. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site built after AD 170.

Pergamon, the famous Greek city, was probably the largest city in Anatolia in the mid-2nd century. Under Trajan and his successors a comprehensive redesign took place at the base of the Acropolis. There were massive temples, a stadium, a theatre, a huge forum and an amphitheatre. #RomanSiteSaturday

Remains of the Roman amphitheater at Chester. The amphitheater could sit around 7000 spectators and was the largest in Britain. Only two fifths of the site are currently visible. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #Chester

Tarraco is the Latin name of the current city of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain). It was the oldest Roman settlement on the Iberian Peninsula. It became the capital of Hispania Tarraconensis. The area was inhabited from the 5th century BC by Iberians. It was first mentioned after the arrival of Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Calvus at Empúries in 218 BC at the start of the Second Punic War. #RomanSiteSaturday

Looking east onto Milecastle 39 - a fortlet on Hadrian’s Wall, located to the northeast of Once Brewed in Northumberland. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #HadriansWall #RomanBritain #Northumberland

Cologne was Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. After Julius Caesar destroyed the Eburones in 53 BC, Agrippa colonised the area with the Ubii. A fortified settlement was established c. 38 BC. This was the birthplace of Julia Agrippina: at her request the colony was renamed in AD50. #RomanSiteSaturday