Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Preserved remains of the Roman small fort Kinnel, which was part of the fortifications of the Antoninus’ Wall in northern Britain.

An inscription commemorating the completion of the construction of the Antoninus Wall by the legion of II Augustus; dated 142 CE. Object discovered in Bo’ness (Central Scotland).

Detail from a Roman sculpture showing Hermes tying a sandal. The sculpture was made of marble and dates back to the 2nd century CE. It is a copy of a Greek original made of bronze and dated to the 3rd century BCE. The artifact is on display at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman portrait of a young man. The work is dated to the 2nd century CE and was found in Roman Egypt.

Roman sculpture showing a young man. Researchers suspect that it may be an image of one of Octavian Augustus’ grandsons: Gaius or Lucius. It is located in the Archaeological Museum of Milan.

Fragmented ancient papyrus which was sent by a Roman soldier named Aurelius Polion to his family. In it, the soldier complains that he does not receive letters from them and that he feels as if they treated him as a “stranger”. The object is dated to the beginning of the 3rd century CE and was found in Egypt.

A military sandal (caliga) made of leather, preserved to our times, in good condition. The object was found in Qasr Ibrim, in the south of Egypt. The artefact is dated to the 1st BCE – 1st century CE. Currently, it is housed in the British Museum in London.

Preserved Roman shoe was found in the Roman fort of Bar Hill (part of the Antoninus Wall) in the south of Scotland. The artefact can be seen at The Hunterian in Glasgow (Scotland).

Preserved Roman columns in Villa Romana del Casale – a luxurious Roman villa in Sicily. The columns decorated the peristyle (inner courtyard of the building).

Roman sculpture showing a marriage. Object dated to the 2nd century CE; the artifact is in the villa Torlonia in Rome.