The Best-Preserved Roman Buildings

Summary by Krater

This video explores some of the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings that remain intact today, ranging from lighthouses and fortresses to city walls, commercial buildings, and theaters.

From the video

Answers: What are the best-preserved ancient Roman buildings that still exist today?

• ancient Roman architecture
• Roman lighthouses
• Roman fortresses
• Roman city walls
• Roman commercial buildings
• Roman theaters
• Roman stadia
• Roman palaces

What it concludes

• The Tower of Hercules near A Coruña is the best-preserved and only well-preserved Roman lighthouse.
• The Castle of Zenobia, now called Halabiya, is the best-preserved Roman fortress.
• The walls of Isnik, ancient Nicaea, are a textbook example of later Roman fortification.
• Rome's Markets of Trajan are likely the best-preserved commercial complex in the entire Roman Empire.
• The theater of Aspendos in southern Turkey is exceptionally well preserved and much larger than the theater of Bosra.