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A reconstructed Roman olive press in Volubilis. During Roman times, Volubilis was a major producer of olive oil. The remains of buildings dedicated to olive pressing are still readily visible, as are the remains of the original presses and olive mills. One such building has been reconstructed with a full-size replica of a Roman olive press. [51]
The Roman troops of the province were concentrated mainly in the forts on the coast and around the provincial metropolis of Volubilis. Sala and Volubilis, however, were outside the area protected by the forts on the river. Volubilis was exposed inland and therefore required major defense efforts.
It dates from the Roman era, and was situated in the province of Mauretania Tingitana. Stone ruins of the Capitoline Temple at Volubilis. The building incorporates a tetrastyle architectural design, and was dedicated to the Roman Emperor Macrinus. [1] The temple is earmarked for the trinity of Roman gods, Juno, Jupiter and Minerva. [2]
Wilson Jones moved to Rome to take up tenure of the Rome Prize (the British Prix de Rome) in Architecture at the British School at Rome (1982–1984), with a project on the masterpiece of Baldassarre Peruzzi, Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, and it was the process of understanding Peruzzi’s ideas about ancient design that led Wilson Jones to ...
Capitolium in Ostia Antica Capitolium of Brixia Capitoline Temple at Volubilis. A Capitolium was an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the Capitoline Triad of gods Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. A capitolium was built on a prominent area in many cities in Italy and the Roman provinces, particularly during the Augustan and Julio-Claudian periods.
After the withdrawal of Rome, Christian Berbers continued to inhabit Volubilis until the seventh century AD (Bidwell, 2005). Volubilis has been designated as a World Heritage Site . Also nearby is the town of Moulay Idriss Zerhoun , site of the mausoleum of Idris I .
Her primary concentration has been on the application of archaeology to history of the longue durée in both the Italian peninsula and the countries of North Africa.Her work has focused on social and economic aspects of Roman landscapes of all periods, with special regard to the interaction between Roman and non-Roman peoples at their points of contact in areas such as slave markets, the limes ...
Roman settlement and construction was much less extensive in the territory of present-day Morocco, which was on the edge of the empire, than it was in nearby regions like Hispania or Africa (present-day Tunisia). The most significant cities, and the ones most directly influenced by Roman culture, were Tingis, Volubilis, and Sala.