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Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Interesting facts from the world of ancient Romans. The world of ancient Romans was full of amazing accounts and information.

Bust of Empress Livia

Bust of Empress Livia, who lived in 58 BCE – 29 CE. The object was discovered in Asia Minor and dates back to the beginning of the 1st century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Bust of Empress Livia

Venus on Roman sculpture

Venus on Roman sculpture. The object was discovered in the Baths of Hadrian in Aphrodisias in Asia Minor; dating back to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Venus on Roman sculpture

Roman woman depicted on sculpture

Roman woman depicted on a sculpture from the mid-1st century CE. The object was discovered in the Licinian tomb in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman woman depicted on sculpture

Sculpture showing boy

Sculpture showing a boy in his youth, from the 1st century CE. The object was discovered in the Tomb of Licinius in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Sculpture showing boy

Roman stamp used to mint Roman coins

Roman stamp used to mint Roman coins. This is an extremely rare artifact of this type that has survived to this day. The object was discovered in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France), on the site of a former mint. Dated to 14-37 CE.

Roman stamp used to mint Roman coins

Roman sculpture depicting Philip II

Roman sculpture depicting Philip II, king of Macedon from 359-336 BCE, who was the father of the famous Alexander the Great. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman sculpture depicting Philip II

Elderly woman on Roman sculpture

Elderly woman on a Roman sculpture. The object dates back to the reign of Octavian Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE). The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Elderly woman on Roman sculpture

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