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Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

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.

Sculpture showing young Roman woman

Sculpture showing a young Roman woman. The object was discovered in Rome and dates back to the 1st century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Sculpture showing young Roman woman

Sculpture showing torso of Hercules

Sculpture showing the torso of Hercules. The object dates back to Roman times and was inspired by the Greek original. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Sculpture showing torso of Hercules

Roman sculpture depicting Satyr

Roman sculpture depicting Satyr. The inscription under the sculpture informs that the full composition depicted a Satyr playing the flute. The object dates back to the 1st century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman sculpture depicting Satyr

Kneeling Parthian

Roman sculpture showing a kneeling Parthian. The object dates back to around 20 BCE and was discovered in Afyonkarahisar (western Türkiye). The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Kneeling Parthian

Roman with beard on sculpture

Roman with a beard on a sculpture. The object dates back to the mid-2nd century CE; discovered in the Tomb of Licinius in Rome. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman with beard on sculpture

Roman sculpture depicting Mercury

Roman sculpture depicting Mercury (Greek Hermes), the messenger of the gods. The object was discovered in Hadrian’s villa and dates back to the 2nd century CE. It is a copy of a Greek original from around 330 BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark). The facility was restored in the 18th century.

Roman sculpture depicting Mercury

Sulpture showing young man

Sculpture showing a young man; perhaps Narcissus, Paris or Adonis. The object dates back to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Sulpture showing young man

Roman bust of Lucius Verus

Roman bust of Lucius Verus, who ruled from 161-169 CE. The object was discovered in the Tomb of Licinius in Rome. The emperor was depicted in the sculpture as an 8-year-old child in 138 CE, when he was adopted by Emperor Antoninus Pius. Lucius wears a paludamentum, a long woolen military cloak. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman bust of Lucius Verus

Roman sculpture showing Roman

Roman sculpture showing a Roman. Object dated to 40-30 BCE; discovered in the Temple of Hercules in Cori (Italy). The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).

Roman sculpture showing Roman

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