Chariot race on a Roman mosaic discovered in Spain. Spina looks very interesting - foundation in the middle of the arena. Various ornaments hung on the spina, such as statues, obelisks, shrines and two porticos. The mosaic also shows that the spina was filled with water. [1200x719]imperiumromanum

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Chariot race on a Roman mosaic discovered in Spain. Spina looks very interesting - foundation in the middle of the arena. Various ornaments hung on the spina, such as statues, obelisks, shrines and two porticos. The mosaic also shows that the spina was filled with water. [1200x719]

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Roman decoration in the shape of a tiger's face, which was located on the fountain. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples. [1200x1600]

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Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. [1200x805]

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Roman figurine showing eagle, made of bronze. The object is dated to II-III century CE. The item was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia. It is suspected that it once could have been part of vexillum - the Roman military standard. Currently, it is located in the museum in Veliko Gradište.

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Beautiful Roman glass vessel with the image of gladiators. The facility is located in the Metropolitan Museum. [640x621]

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Bas-relief shows the profile of a figure with long hair, wearing a diadem decorated with leaves and bunches of grapes. The head rests on a wicker basket, partially covered with goatskin. [1200x1600]

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Sculpture of Alexander of Macedon (356 - 323 BCE). It is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark). [1200x1313]

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A fresco from Pompeii showing the kiss of a Roman couple. Above is the inscription: NOLO CUM MYRTALE, which can be translated as: "I don't want to [do this] with Myrtale". [1200x1354]

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Tombstone from the Ambleside fort in England. There is an inscription saying that Flavius Romantus was killed in the camp. The object is dated to the turn of the second and third century CE. [763x900]

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Roman marble group of two young boys. Dated bac to I-II century CE. [700x997]

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman. [1200x1066]

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Interesting conclusions from research conducted on one of the preserved remains of a Herculaneum inhabitant from almost 2,000 years ago have been published recently. [1200x686]

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Roman mosaic showing a happy she-wolf with twins - Romulus and Remus. The object was found in Aldborough (North East England). It can now be admired at the Leeds City Museum. The work was either made on purpose in such way, or the artist did not put much effort into making it. [1200x889]

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Roman fresco showing the cyclop Polyphemus and the sea nymph Galatea in a loving embrace. It is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. The painting adorned one of the houses in Pompeii (VII, 4, 48). [1200x1800]

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Pyxis made of bones with the image of a golden ivy leaf. Pyxis was a vessel with a lid used in Greek and Roman culture. Jewelry and toiletries were kept there. [383x636]

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Roman mosaic depicting Achilles confronting Agamemnon from the House of Apollo in Pompeii. Object dated back to 1st century BCE-1st century CE. Located in Museo Archaeologico Nazionale di Napoli in Naples, Italy. [566x377]

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Roman mosaic showing Hercules struggling with the hydra. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. [800x824]

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Roman tombstone showing marriage: Caludius Agathemerus and his wife Myrtale. Object is dated back to 90-110 CE. The artifact is located in the Ashmolean Museum. [1200x900]

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Fighting roosters on the Roman mosaic in Pompeii. Cockfighting was one of the most popular pastimes of the lower social strata of ancient Rome. [800x447]

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE. [575x767]

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Roman fresco depicting Mars (god of war) and Venus (goddess of love) - lovers who, according to ancient myths, were to hide their love before Volcano (god of fire), husband of Venus. The object was found in Herculaneum. [1200x921]

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Pedestal from a Roman equestrian statue from the 1st century CE. The inscription says: "To Marcus Allius Avitus, son of Marcus, of the tribus Collina. The people of Valencia, veterans and elders, dedicate [the statue]. By decree of the decurions." [1224x1890]

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Roman mosaic showing a chessboard in the shape of a circle. In the corners of the object we can see decorations in the form of ducks. The object is dated to the 1st BCE - 1st century CE. [1200x1600]

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Almost 2,000 years old Roman children's shoes. The object was found in the ruins of Palmyra (central Syria). [1200x1083]

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Roman sculpture showing a kneeling Parthian. The object dates back to around 20 BCE and was discovered in Afyonkarahisar (western Türkiye). The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark). [1200x1600]

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