Curiosities of ancient Rome (Artifact)

This is a fragment in Latin of a letter from Hostilius Flavianus to Flavius Cerialis, the IX Cohort commanding officer of Batavians stationed at a legionaries’ camp by Hadrian’s wall in about 100-105 CE. He wishes him “a fortunate and happy New Year”.

Roman bust Emperor Lucius Verus. The object was found in Thugga (Tunisia) and dates back to the 2nd century CE.

Roman fresco of a young woman from Serbia that dates back to the 4th century CE. The object comes from a pagan grave that was discovered in eastern Serbia – the city of Kostolac (ancient Viminacium).

A wonderful Roman ring made of gold, amethyst and emerald. Object dated to the 3rd-4th century CE.

Made of ivory Roman foot in sandal. Object dated to the late 1st century BCE or early 1st CE.

Head from the Roman statue of the hero Hercules. The object is dated to the 2nd century CE and comes from the villa of Emperor Hadrian in Tivoli (Italy).

Roman “magic” amulet, made of stone – yarrow. Object dated to the 2nd-3rd century CE.

The only such well-preserved Roman oil lamp that has ever been found in Great Britain. Dated on the 1st-3rd century CE. Located in the Ipswich Museum.

Socrates depicted in a Roman fresco. The painting is dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE and was discovered in Ephesus, in the remains of an atrium of one of the Roman domus. Currently, the object is in the Archaeological Museum of Ephesus (Turkey).

Roman glass bottle, dating from the 1st century CE.