Roman bronze funnel Roman bronze funnel, used to pour dry goods. The object is located in The British Museum.Read more 31 March 2025
Glass drinking horn from Pompeii Glass drinking horn from Pompeii. The object is in the British Museum.Read more 29 March 2025
Casts of the victims’ remains Casts of the remains of victims (two adults and two children) of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. The find was discovered in the House of the Golden Bracelet in Pompeii. It is currently in the British Museum.Read more 29 March 2025
Fish on Roman fresco Fish on Roman fresco. The object is discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in The British Museum.Read more 26 March 2025
Decorative Roman table – cartibulum Roman stone table (cartibulum), in the form of a single support, in the shape of a panther. The object was discovered at Pompeii; it is in the British Museum.Read more 22 March 2025
Roman army decorated iron shield boss Roman army decorated iron shield boss (umbo) with IUPPITER (Jupiter). The piece is around 70mm wide and was originally attached to the wooden shield by nails – the holes remain visible. Object discovered in Britain.Read more 19 March 2025
Ballista quadrirotis – ballista on cart Ballista quadrirotis is a weapon that Roman troops could have used. Information about this weapon appears in the anonymous work “De rebus bellicis” from the 4th-5th century CE. It presents the weapon as a ballista mounted on a four-wheeled cart and pulled by horses, which allowed it to be mobile on the battlefield.Read more 17 March 2025
Artisans and technologies in ancient Rome Preserved objects show that the ancient Romans were excellent craftsmen, working with a variety of materials: from leather, fabrics, wood to metal and glass.Read more 14 March 2025
Glass brain of Vesuvius Man’s brain turned to glass in hot ash cloud from Vesuvius. Nearly 2,000 years after a young man died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, scientists have discovered that his brain was preserved when it turned to glass in an extremely hot ash cloud.Read more 13 March 2025
Roman glass cameo Roman glass cameo that shows the upper half of the goddess Venus Anadyomene (rising from the sea) touching her hair. The artifact is in The British Museum.Read more 11 March 2025
