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Roman samovar from Pompeii
Roman bronze samovar from Pompeii, dating to the 1st century CE. The vessel was used for heating and serving warm liquids, and its design utilized…
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Gold bracelet from Pompeii
Gold bracelet from the 1st century CE, weighing an impressive 610 grams, is one of the remarkable artifacts discovered in Pompeii. The piece is adorned…
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Four people, three faces. Geta erased from the Severan family portrait.
A circular wooden panel barely 30.5 centimetres across contains four members of the imperial family, yet only three faces survive. Septimius Severus, Julia Domna and…
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Scrinium Barbarorum
Functioning in the Eastern Roman Empire since at least the 5th century CE, the so-called Scrinium Barbarorum could be described as a bureau for barbarian…
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How did the Romans march?
Roman legion conjures up images of a perfectly synchronized formation marching in lockstep. Yet, did legionaries truly move to a rhythm resembling the modern parade…
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Silver mines – adeffered death sentence?
Following its victory in the Second Punic War (201 BCE) and the conquest of the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, the Roman Republic –…
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