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Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)
The world of ancient Romans abounded in a number of amazing curiosities and information. The source of knowledge about the life of the Romans are mainly works left to us by ancient writers or discoveries. The Romans left behind a lot of strange information and facts that are sometimes hard to believe.
Roman fresco from Herculaneum
Roman fresco from Herculaneum. The original yellow color, under the influence of high temperature caused by the Vesuvius eruption in 79 CE, changed its color to red-orange.
Victor’s monument
Beautiful sculpted monument for the son of Eutyches and Ursula – Victor. The boy lived 20 years and 16 days. The object was found in Narona (Croatia). Dated to the 2nd century CE.
Marble portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Roman marble portrait of emperor Marcus Aurelius. Object is dated to 2nd century CE. It was found in ancient Singidunum (Belgrade in Serbia).
Realistic portrait showing little girl
Realistic portrait showing a little girl. The object was found in Egypt and is an example of the so-called portraits of Fayum.
Reconstruction of Roman observation tower
The reconstruction of the Roman observation tower in Fectio – the Roman camp – which was built in 2004. Fectio – present Vechten – was an important defense center, which also served as a base for the Roman army to start campaigns.
Colossus of Barletta
Barletta is a town in the Italian Apulia, which is the dream destination for lovers of monuments. On the one hand, the city is not crowded with tourists, on the other it is full of wonderful traces of the past. The most famous was in the era of crusades, but it was renowned for the Colossus of Barletta. It is thanks to transporting to Europe the spoils, mainly to Venice, surviving monuments of Constantinople, which certainly would not have survived the Turks’ conquest of the city in 1453. Thanks to the knights-robbers we can admire today, among others the so-called – Colossus of Barletta.
Colored bust of Hannibal
Colored bust of the carthaginian general Hannibal Barkas. He was one of the greatest opponents of Rome and one of the greatest generals in history.
