Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Head of the emperor Octavian Augustus, made of black glass with a turquoise-green coating. Object dated to the 1st century CE; has a height of about 4.7 cm.

Roman mosaic showing marine life; object dated to the beginning of the 1st century BCE. The artifact was discovered in the garden of San Lorenzo in Rome. Currently stored in Centrale Montemartini.

Relief from the Roman sarcophagus showing the scene of Amores’ racing in the circus. Object dated to the mid-2nd century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Great Roman mosaic showing a lion. The object was discovered in central Italy (the city of Teramo) and is believed to come from the times of the empire.

Roman mosaic showing a tigress with young tigers. Object dated to the 4th century CE. It is now at The Cleveland Museum of Art in the USA.

Roman sculpture of a barbarian. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Marble statue of the goddess Isis. The object was discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Roman fresco showing an old man. Object dated to the 1st century CE; discovered in Stabia in Villa Arianna.

Damaged sculpture of Hercules. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE; it is now in the Archaeological Museum of Murcia (southern Spain).

An ancient stadium in Aphrodisias (southwestern Turkey), which has been preserved in very good condition. The facility could accommodate about 30,000 spectators and was built at the end of the 1st century CE.