A Roman clay vessel depicting Venus and Mars on a ship with a Latin text meaning “Voyage of Venus”. This dates to the end of the 2nd or beginning of the 3rd century AD and is on display in the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière in Lyon, France.
A Roman era "Funerary relief depicting a family. Reliefs of this type, in which the figures appear as busts within a circular frame, are sometimes freestanding and sometimes integrated into the facades of funerary structures, as here. Late 1st c. A.D." Per the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece where this is on display.
"Bronze head of a statue of Dionysos. Roman, about 50BC-AD50. Formerly in the Duke of Buccleuch's collection.
The god wears two fillets, both of which are decorated with vine leaves, which may indicate that this is Dionysos. The eye sockets were originally filled with another material such as enamel, glass, or stone. The head is an example of the classicizing style current in the age of Augustus" Per the British Museum in London, England.
A coin hoard of 121 Roman silver denari. Coins from Emperor Nero (54-68 AD) to Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) were found in Schwepnitz, Lkr. Bautzen, Germany which was far away from the borders of the Roman empire. These are on display in the Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz in Chemnitz, Germany.
A Roman blue glass pyxis decorated with palmettes. These luxury containers held cosmetics, small jewelry and perfumes. It dates to the first half of the 1st century AD and is on display in the Museum of Fine Arts in Lyon, France.
A Roman-Egyptian mummy portrait on limewood, dating to about 250 AD, when Egypt was part of the Roman empire:
"One of the first portraits to become known is this one from Thebes (Luxor) in the south. It was in the possession of the British consul Henry Salt, who collected antiquities under the Ottoman viceroy Mohammed Ali Pasha and sold them to large museums in Europe. This portrait ended up in the predecessor of the Louvre in 1826. It is one of the few panel portraits that we know from the south of Egypt." Per the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, where this is on display. One thing I learned when visiting Egypt was that in the southern part of the country the average skin color of people living there is darker than in the north....not that it really matters, though.
A few of the 41 Roman columns still standing, part of the colonnade of Soli (Pompeiopolis) in Mersin, Turkey that went from the city gate to the harbor. Pompey the Great renamed the town after himself upon settling Cilician pirates there. Unfortunately it was raining hard when I visited and for some unknown reason my phone saved some pictures in black & white, although I always photograph on color.
An early Byzantine “Funerary mosaic of Natalica. The inscription reads:
Dulcissima filia Natalica bixit in pace annis X menses VIII dies XXI rep(osita) VII Idvs Oct(obres)
(Our) beloved daughter Natalica lived 10 years 8 months 21 days, rested the 8th Ides of October (October 23).
The setting features a laurel wreath on a black background, with a superimposed monogrammed cross. The wreath surrounds the head of an idealized portrait of the deceased, wearing earrings. She is dressed in a dalmatic with black clavi (stripes) and embroidered sleeves. A belt, with a budde adomed with cabochons, holds the tunic tightly at the waste. Two lit candles, symbol of eternal faith. Northwest of Acholla site. Fifth century AD” Per the Bardo Museum in Tunis, Tunisia where this mosaic with a Latin inscription which used a b instead of a v in “bixit” is on display.
A papyrus written in Greek and presented to the oracle at the temple of Soknopaiou Nesos in Egypt (when it was part of the Roman empire) on April 6th, 6 AD. The temple was for that Egyptian falcon-headed crocodile deity. Two notes were presented, a positive and a negative one, so this note was not the answer Asklepiades received back but was kept at the temple; that means the oracle was ok with him marrying the divorced Tapetheus.
"To the very great and most powerful god Soknopaios, from Asklepiades son of Areios. If it is not to be granted to me to marry Tapetheus, the daughter of Marres, for her to become my wife, show me by giving me this note. Tapetheus was formerly the wife of Horion. In the 35th year of the reign of Caesar, 1st day of Pachon." Per the Papyrus Museum in Vienna, Austria where this is on display.
A Roman bronze portrait of Emperor Tiberius found underwater: “The head can be recognised as an official portrait of Tiberius made in the years following his adoption by Augustus, namely between 4 and 13 A.D. Originally the head was probably fitted in the neck - hole of a cuirass, fragments of which were found on the sea floor at Punta del Serrone in 1992.” Per the archaeological museum in Brindisi, Italy (which was a major ancient port town which connected Italy and Greece by boat), where this is on display.
An ancient Persian relief of a court servant with a covered bowl dating to 486-465 BC. It was made of limestone and was found in Persepolis, Iran. After a purchase in 1978 it is on display in the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
A Roman "rectangular framed banquet scene(?), probably part of a mosaic intended for the tablinum, a study, of a patrician villa." Per the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, Italy where this piece from the early Imperial age is on display.
A gold aureus minted by the Emperor Trajan depicting his victory monument depicting in incredible details the Dacian Wars, which is still standing: Trajan's column is one of the marvels from ancient Rome still seen by millions of visitors a year. Originally it was in a courtyard of a library he built, and inside the base of the column was his tomb where his ashes were interred. This coin dates to 112-114 AD, was minted in Rome, and is on display in the Cantonal Museum of Archaeology and History in Lausanne, Switzerland. Including fees this type of coin has sold for auction for over $20,000.
Roman handcuffs and a chain, which was unlocked by a key, used on prisoners of war. This was found at Kastel Pfünz, set up during the reign of Domitian for Cohors I Breucorum and destroyed by Germanic tribes in the mid 3rd century AD. It is on display in the Museum für Ur- und Frühgeschichte in Eichstätt, Germany.
A Roman statue of an emperor that lacks decorations covering the armor on display in the archaeological museum in Amphipolis, Macedonia, Greece.
Part of a mosaic in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome, which were in inaugurated in 216 AD on an enormous scale. Many large statues, mosaics and marble were found in the complex that was in use until the 6th century AD.
A Roman clay vessel depicting the triumph of the city of Vienne. The tutelary deity of the city wearing a crown depicting city fortifications is standing in a chariot (biga), with Victory behind her. Mercury is holding the reins of the horses. One even sees a dog at the bottom and the city walls at the top.
There is a Latin text inside the medallion: VIEN(na ) / FLOR(entia) / FELIX
F[elix vi]ENNA POTENS FLO (entia)/ [suo] PRINCIPE SALVO
Per the French translation on the website using google translator it means “Flourishing and happy Vienna / Vienna is happy, powerful, and flourishing, for its emperor is safe and well.” This dates to the 2nd century AD and is on display in the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière in Lyon, France.
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Myself and M. Ulpius Tuscanus in front of the huge bronze doors (7.53 metres/24.7 ft tall) of the Pantheon in Rome; those doors are believed by many scholars to be ancient. This picture was taken just after the opening ceremony of the Natale di Roma (Rome's birthday) festival in April took place, in which Nova Roma was invited with some other reenacting groups (hosted by Gruppo Storico Romano) to attend in front of thousands of spectators on the Piazza della Rotonda.
A Roman “Table of the funerary meal. The semi-circular cavity is meant to receive the funerary stele. The crockery (pot, bowl and fish plate) was intended to receive the food offerings.“ Per the archaeological museum in Sufetula / Sbeitla, Tunisia.
A Roman bronze portion of a bearded man's head that dates to the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161 AD) and is on display in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara, Turkey.