Roman concrete secret. How the Pantheon has stood for 2000 years?
For 2000 years, people wondered how the Pantheon was able to stand intact while many other structures had fallen. As an architect, I have wondered about this too.
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Curiosities of ancient Rome
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.
Arch of Drusus – “neither arch nor Drusus”. So how much truth is there in legend?
Many of you have probably seen a building in Rome called the “Arch of Drusus” or at least heard about it. It stands on Via Appia, at Porta San Sebastiano, on the inside of Aurelian’s walls.
Roman sculpture depicting Greek poet
Roman sculpture depicting a Greek poet. The object is a copy of a Greek original from the 2nd century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Scenes showing gladiators and hunters painted on wall of Roman house
Scenes showing gladiators and hunters painted on the wall of a Roman house. The paintings were probably made by children using charcoal. The discovery was made in the so-called Casa del Cenacolo in Pompeii.
Roman sculpture showing shepherd
Roman sculpture showing a shepherd. The damaged object showed a figure playing a flute. Artifact dating back to the 1st century CE; is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Septimius Severus on Roman sculpture
Emperor Septimius Severus (reigned 193-211 CE) on a Roman sculpture. The object was discovered in Turkey and is made of bronze. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Roman portrait of man
Roman portrait of a man; the object was probably discovered in Dalmatia and dates back to the mid-1st century BCE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Roman sculpture with broken head showing river deity
Roman sculpture with a broken head showing a river deity. The object dates back to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Roman sculpture depicting Penelope
Roman sculpture depicting Penelope. The object dates back to the 2nd century CE. As we can read under the artifact in the museum, Penelope’s head was part of a larger composition showing a woman waiting for Odysseus, who was returning from the Trojan War. On the right side of the head there are traces of the hand on which her head was supported. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Amor with helmet of Mars
Sculpture showing Cupid with the helmet of Mars. The object dates back to the 3rd century CE. The artifact is located in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark).
