Curiosities of ancient Rome

The preserved marble head of a young Roman with a short beard, which became popular in ancient Rome at the beginning of the 2nd century CE.

Bronze figurines depicting Roman deities. The object is dated to 2nd – 4th century CE. The finds come from various places in eastern Serbia. Currently, items can be seen in the museum in Negotin.

Skeletons of the Romans inside the family tomb. This place was found in the Jagodin Mala necropolis, in Niš (ancient Naissus), in south-eastern Serbia. The object dates to the 3rd-4th century CE.

Fighting roosters on the Roman mosaic in Pompeii. Cockfighting was one of the most popular pastimes of the lower social strata of ancient Rome.

The skeleton of a Roman soldier who died as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.

Roman graffiti from the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii. On the wall you can see a caricature of a man with a pointed chin, a laurel wreath and a big nose.

An amazing realistic portrait of a Roman man. Dated to 200-250 CE.

Marble tombstone of Agrippina the Elder – mother of emperor Caligula. The building was in the mausoleum of Augustus; currently located in the Capitoline Museums.

Roman perfume vessel in the shape of a shoe. Dated to 1st – 2nd century CE.

Bronze Roman arm purse. Other objects of this type had coins inside. The object was found on the so-called Barcombe Hill near Vindolanda (northern England). Dated to the 2nd century CE.