toldinstone: History through buildings and monuments

toldinstone: History through buildings and monuments

My name is Garrett Ryan. I was fortunate enough to travel extensively while doing research for a PhD in Greek and Roman History. After I finished my doctorate and was hired by the University of Michigan, these experiences inspired a course called “A History of the Mediterranean World in the Fifteen Buildings.” The success of that class led me to create toldinstone.com.

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City Histories

 A History of Rome in Fifteen Buildings

0. Introduction: A very short history of Rome

1. The Hut of Romulus

2. The Rostra

3. The Forum of Caesar

4. Ara Pacis

5. The Colosseum

6. The Pantheon

7. The Column of Marcus Aurelius

8. The Baths of Caracalla

9. The Arch of Constantine

10. Santa Sabina

11. Santa Prassede

12. Santa Maria in Trastevere

13. San Pietro in Vincoli

14. Sant’Andrea al Quirinale

15. Keats-Shelley House

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Building Essays

Ten Buildings in Turkey

1. The Walls of Herakleia (Kapıkırı, Muğla Province)

2. Mren Cathedral (near Karabağ, Kars Province)

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Walking Tours

The Mediterranean World

The Roman Forum in the Age of Augustus

The Athenian Acropolis in Context