Curiosities of ancient Rome

Roman vessel made of silver with a bust of a man protruding in the center. The object is currently located in the Louvre, and dates back to the 1st century CE.

Roman vase from Colchester (England) showing the fight of gladiators in the arena. The object was found in a grave in 1848. Above the figures of four gladiators and their names: Secundus, Mario, Memnon and Valentinus.

Roman mosaic showing venatores – warriors who hunted wild animals in the arena. The object is dated from the 3rd-4th century CE; found in the remains of the imperial palace in Gamzigrad – Felix Romuliana complex – near Zaječar, in eastern Serbia.

Fragment of a Roman sculpture depicting Jupiter Tonans (the Thunderer). The object was found in the Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii. Height: 70 cm. It is now housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

A large Roman clay vessel in front of one of the buildings (Insula 8) with a “patch” of lead. The object located in Pompeii.

Roman inscription “Olium” on the wall of the building in Pompeii, where olive oil was sold.

Roman mosaic showing a lion biting a horse. The object adorned the floor of a villa in Hadrumetum, in what is now Tunisia. Dated to the 2nd century CE; currently in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles (USA).