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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 rock crystal ring. The object is decorated with a crescent and stars – symbols of eternity and the afterlife. The artifact was found in a woman’s grave in Nijmegen (Netherlands) and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artifact is located in the Het Valkhof Museum in Nijmegen.
Roman funerary altar with an inscription. The object dates back to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Roman sculpture showing a dog licking itself. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Roman fresco showing a woman painting the herm of Priapus. The object dates back to the 1st century CE; discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Roman fresco from Stabiae, from the villa of San Marco, whose extremely intense colors have been preserved to this day.
Roman bust showing a man, probably Claudius Marcellus (no information on which one). The object dates back to the mid-1st century CE. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Roman fresco showing the carcasses of animals: a chicken, a hare and a partridge. The object was discovered in Herculaneum. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Engraved portrait of a Roman man (possibly Caracalla) on sapphire. The object dates back to the 3rd century CE. The artifact is located in the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore (USA).
Made of granite, a Roman sculpture of a panther. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
Ancient times were cruel. The stories recorded in Greek and Roman myths echo the helplessness of people in the face of their surroundings, and the fear of the judgments of the gods symbolizes human weakness in the face of powerful but incomprehensible forces of nature and blind fate. He tests everyone – the rich and the poor, the honest and the deceitful, the virtuous and the dissolute, the humble and the proud. From here it is only a step to the feeling of lack of any agency and simple submission to fate. Especially when the gods put people in an impossible situation…
