Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman mosaic showing a comedy scene. Find in Cicero’s Villa in Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE.

Gaius Sempronius Gracchus was the younger brother of Tiberius Gracchus, with whom he acted at the end of the 2nd century BCE in defense of the plebeians and proposed reforms to repair Rome’s political system. Over time, however, as a result of persecution from the optimates, he died sharing the fate of his brother.

Roman gold key ring, dated back to 3rd – 4th century CE. Inside there is an onyx cameo with the image of a hand holding the ear and inscription “MNHMNEYE”, “Remember[about me]”.

In 2003, a 2,000-year-old Roman face cream was found. The discovery was made in the temple complex dedicated to Mars. The content is in a six-centimeter wide container. The find is dated to the 2nd century CE.

Roman marble head of an old woman wearing a kerchief. This is Roman copy of a Hellenistic original from the 3rd – 2nd century BCE.

Roman pipes that supplied water in Palmyra (Syria). An example of the engineering genius of the ancient Romans.

Skeleton found in Roman grave, dated around 3rd-4th century CE. It was found in remains of Viminacium, Roman town located near Kostolac, eastern Serbia.

The photo shows the underground part of Aqua Traiana, which transported water from an underground source located under an abandoned 13th-century church on the shores of Lake Bracciano.

The statuette shows a Gallic-Roman Hermaphrodite. The object is dated from 2nd – 3rd century CE and is about 10 cm tall.

Roman mosaic showing the three Graces. The object was found in the House of Apollo in Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE. At the moment, it is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.