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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.
The photo shows the base for the sacrificial bowl (foculus), which had an unfolding mechanism. The object was built in the 2nd century CE in the Roman Empire, and was discovered in one of the Germanic graves in Zakrzów, in south-west Poland. The artifact is located in the National Museum in Warsaw.
Roman bust of a man from the 1st century CE. The object is made of bronze; currently in the Cleveland Art Museum (USA).
Bust of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (ruled 138-161 CE), dressed in the traditional garb of the Arval Brethren.
Marble Roman relief depicting the cavalaryman from Tralles in Western Asia Minor, 2nd century CE. The Greek inscription is dedicated to Apollo and was made by Marcus Salvius Douiscus. The object is located in the British Museum, London.
Ancient Romans called amber as lyncurium (other names are lyngurium or ligurium), meaning “lynx urine” because according to the beliefs, the golden object was created from the petrified urine of this predator (apparently the best came from male urine).
Roman weight for a weight in the shape of a boy’s head. The image is probably a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, perhaps Caligula.
Bust of Agrippina the Younger (c. 15-59 CE), daughter of Germanicus – an excellent Roman general and Agrippina the Elder – an energetic and brave woman. Wife of Emperor Claudius and mother of Nero.
