Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

Roman brick from Caerwent (Wales) with visible inscriptions. Perhaps someone learned to write, in wet clay before burning, its name – Bellicianus.

Fragments of Roman pottery found in the area of ​​modern Colchester (East England) and the Roman city of Camulodunum. The artifacts are blackened from fire and heat, and have been found in a thick layer of burnt earth that has been preserved for nearly two thousand years.

Roman fresco from Pompeii shows a woman offering an offering on the altar in front of the temple. The object is in Casa dei Pigmei, IX, 5, 9. Dated to the 1st century CE.

Small bronze statue depicting Nero in armor. It is located in a museum in Venice.

Roman bas-relief depicting the god Mercury. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE. The sculpture shows the deity with a cap with wings on his head and a rooster at his side.

Roman fresco depicting the scene of the sacrifice in honor of the goddess Diana, accompanied by the sacred animal – the deer. It is located in the triclinium of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

Roman silver ladle. Object found in Pompeii and dated to the 1st century CE. It is now located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

One of the most popular gladiator fights in ancient Rome was the clash of secutor (“the chaser”¹) and retiarius (“net-man”). Roman mosaic from the 3rd century CE depicts perfectly the way of fighting of the “net-man”, who tried to keep his distance and immobilize his rival at all costs by throwing a net with sinkers on him and then stabbing him with a trident.

Roman tombstone relief showing a teacher with three students. The object is dated to the end of the 2nd century CE and comes from Neumagen (west Germany).

Extremely interesting Roman mosaic showing the scene of a donkey being fed by a man. The object is dated to the 5th century CE; now the artifact is in the Istanbul Archaeological Museum (Turkey).