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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.
A very interesting story about the presence of the Romans on the Elbe was left to us by Velleius Paterculus, a Roman historian who lived during the reigns of Octavian Augustus and Tiberius. In 5 CE the Roman army led by the future emperor – Tiberius stood on the Elbe. What Paterculus tells us?
Roman marble bust showing a mature noble with an expressive face. The object comes from the 1st century BCE. The artifact is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
Roman marble bust depicting a priest. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Roman glassware set. Most of the objects come from Tire in southern Lebanon.
“Sulla is a mulberry sprinkled o’er with meal” – this is how Lucius Cornelius Sulla was ridiculed by mocking Athenians1. It was an allusion to his red face and a harsh rash against which piercing blue eyes gleamed. How does he describe the life of this Roman chief, Plutarch?
Roman oil lamp made of bronze, showing a snail. The object was found in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st BCE – 1st century CE.
Tombstone of Marcus Favonius Facilis, centurion in XX Legio Valeria Victrix. Facilis commanded a centuria, that is, a detachment of 80 to 100 soldiers. His unit was stationed at the fort in Colonia Victricensis/Camulodunum. This tombstone is one of the oldest surviving Roman sculptures in Britain.
One of the most famous coins of the ancient world – Roman silver denarius of Marcus Junius Brutus with the words “EID MAR” stamped on it. These words refer to the date of the murder of dictator Julius Caesar – on the Ides of March – March 15, 44 BCE The coin was minted between 43 and 42 BCE.
