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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.
Roman small statuette depicting a gladiator. The object dates from the 1st century CE and shows the so-called “thrax”, who in the arena was usually armed with a short sword (broken here) and a small shield protecting the chest.
Horse’s head from a Roman statue showing an equite on horseback. The sculpture was made of gilded bronze.
Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.
Roman glass amphora and a basket for storing the vessel. The object is dated to the 4th-5th century CE; 16 cm high.
The Roman mosaic shows a cobra. It is a fragment of a scene from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. The object is dated to 2nd BCE – 1st century CE.
Roman key made of copper. Dated on the 1st-4th century CE.
A statue of a Roman holding the busts of his ancestors, the so-called “The Barberini statue” is one of the main examples of Roman portrait sculpture mastery of the ancient period. It was created during the reign of Emperor Octavian Augustus, but its form is not uniform, because it shows the stylistic changes of the Roman portrait of the second half of the 1st century BCE and consists of elements created in stages.
Roman bust of a man from high social classes. The object was found in Asia Minor and dates back to the 3rd century CE.
Roman golden ring showing the goddess of luck and fate Fortune. Object dated to the 1st-2nd century CE.
