Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Gold Roman necklace with acorn-shaped pendant. The find dated to the first century CE.

Roman plate showing the head of an African. The object is dated from 2nd – 3rd century CE and is made of ivory. The item is 2.8 cm high.

Roman sculpture showing a Satyr and a nymph (headless). The object was found in Trastevere, around Piazza Mastai and the Basilica of San Crisogono. The property is located in the Centrale Montemartini museum in Rome.

Beautiful glass Roman ring, having more than 1,700 years old.

The photo shows cracks in the walls of the Colosseum that are the result of an earthquake that struck Rome in 1349.

Beautiful mosaic in the so-called The House of Skeletons in the archaeological park in the former Roman city of Conimbriga (central Portugal).

Detail from a Roman mosaic in a villa in Spain (villa de Noheda) showing three beheaded heads. The object is dated to the 4th century CE.

The Dacian king – Decebalus, after the defeat of the Dacians in the Second Roman-Dacian War (at the turn of the first and second centuries CE), decided to commit suicide rather than subject Roman rule. This ruler is worshiped to this day. His cult was revived in Romania, whose lands were once within the Dacian state. In his memory, it was decided to carve a huge image into the rock wall.

The only bust of Julius Caesar that has survived to our time and was made during his lifetime. To this day, this image of Caesar is considered the most reliable. This is evidenced by irregular dictator head shape.

Roman marble sculpture showing the sleeping Silenus. The object dates to the 1st century CE. Silenus was one of Bacchus’ companions (Greek Dionysus) and his teacher. He was a god of nature.