Roman arm purse
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.
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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.
Vain Cicero
To this day Cicero appears to us as a model of an ideal politician, lawyer and speaker, standing up for his homeland and his clients. Detection of the Catilinarian conspiracy in the late 60s of 1st century BCE brought Cicero enormous glory and splendor, which, however, led him to a pathetic vanity.
Roman swastika-shaped fibula
Roman swastika-shaped fibula. The object is made of bronze and dates to the 3rd-4th century CE. The artifact was found near Veliko Gradište, in eastern Serbia.
Domitian’s hunter
Emperor Domitian (51-96 CE) was known for locking himself in his office and doing nothing else but catching flies and piercing them with sharp stylus.
Portrait of a mummified Roman woman
Portrait of a mummified Roman woman. The painting is made with wax on sycamore wood. The artifact dates to 2nd century CE and comes from Roman Egypt.
Interesting Roman olive lamp
Interesting Roman olive lamp. The object is made of bronze and dates to the 1st BCE – 1st century CE.
Respect before the power of Rome
Ancient Romans were famous for their extremely criminal and legionary Roman legionaries. On the battlefields they were confirming their strength and discipline. However, apart from strength, the Romans had one more argument – they were able to impose their will.
The only survived speech of emperor to soldiers
There is only one speech of the emperor to the soldiers which survived to our times (so-called adlocutio). Its author is the emperor Hadrian, who gave it in the summer of 128 CE in Lambaesis, in present-day Algeria.
