Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Livia’s Villa, wife of Octavian Augustus, was discovered in 1863 at Prima Porta, north of Rome. It was quite a sensation to find an underground room, the walls of which were entirely decorated with an amazing fresco of the summer garden.

Roman knife holder in the shape of a man’s bust. Object dated to the 1st-2nd century CE.

In Pula (Croatia) can be found the base of a Roman octagonal mausoleum from the 1st-2nd century CE. Archaeologists believe that there was a tomb in its central part, and the entire octagonal structure had a roof.

Roman mosaic from Veii (now Isola Farnese in Italy) that shows an African elephant being loaded onto an antique ship. The object is dated from the 3rd-4th century CE and is now located in the Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany.

Roman decorative handles for the cart, in the shape of lion heads. Objects dated to the 2nd century CE.

Roman handles made of bronze. Objects dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

Roman small bottle made of rare agate glass. It is dated to the 1st BCE – 1st century CE. Decorated with white, brown and dark brown bands.

Roman round ornament showing a man and a woman kissing. Object dated to the 1st century CE.

In one of the villas in Herculaneum, a portrait of a red-haired woman was discovered, whose features, royal tiara and hairstyle adorned with tiny hairpins with pearls suggest the posthumous image of Cleopatra VII. The object is dated to the 1st century CE.

A beautiful Roman mosaic showing a lion fighting a leopard. The object is located in the so-called House of the Doves, in Pompeii.