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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.
An ancient tombstone of a gladiator named Quinto Sossio Albo. The man was born in Aquileia and fought in the arena as a murmillo. The man was depicted on a stone with a full three-part name and not just a nickname, proving that he was an auctoratus, a free person who voluntarily agreed to fight in the arena in exchange for fame and money.
Roman coin (sestertius) showing Emperor Hadrian on the obverse. The coin was intended to emphasize the ruler’s actions to strengthen the border in Germania, and was minted in Rome at the end of his reign (117-138 CE).
Roman golden ring that belonged to a child. The object was found in Aalen (southern Germany). The inscription CRESCAS is engraved on the ring, which translates as “May you grow” – probably the ring was given to the child by his parents.
Fragment of the Roman floor mosaic showing Emperor Hadrian (ruled 117-138 CE). It adorns the Venus bath in Baiae (southern Italy).
Roman miniature (4.7 cm high) head sculpture Emperor Octavian Augustus, made of black glass with a turquoise-green coating. Object dated to the beginning of the 1st century CE.
An Etruscan head sculpture of a young man. The object was made of bronze and was found on an island in Lake Bolsena (central Italy). It is possible that the object was offered as a gift to an Etruscan deity. The artifact is dated to the 4th century BCE and is now in the British Museum.
