Bust of Empress Livia
Bust of Empress Livia, who lived in 58 BCE – 29 CE. The object was discovered in Asia Minor and dates back to the beginning of the 1st century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
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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.
Bust of Empress Livia, who lived in 58 BCE – 29 CE. The object was discovered in Asia Minor and dates back to the beginning of the 1st century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Venus on Roman sculpture. The object was discovered in the Baths of Hadrian in Aphrodisias in Asia Minor; dating back to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Roman woman depicted on a sculpture from the mid-1st century CE. The object was discovered in the Licinian tomb in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Sculpture showing a boy in his youth, from the 1st century CE. The object was discovered in the Tomb of Licinius in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Roman stamp used to mint Roman coins. This is an extremely rare artifact of this type that has survived to this day. The object was discovered in Lugdunum (now Lyon, France), on the site of a former mint. Dated to 14-37 CE.
Roman sculpture depicting Philip II, king of Macedon from 359-336 BCE, who was the father of the famous Alexander the Great. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Mummified child’s hand holding a Roman coin. Currently kept in the Denon Museum in Chalon-sur-Saône, France.
Sculpture of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. The object dates back to 30-20 BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Elderly woman on a Roman sculpture. The object dates back to the reign of Octavian Augustus (27 BCE – 14 CE). The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Roman sculpture from around 40 BCE, which depicts an unnamed man. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).