Marble portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Roman marble portrait of emperor Marcus Aurelius. Object is dated to 2nd century CE. It was found in ancient Singidunum (Belgrade in Serbia).
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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.
Recreated Roman bust of man
Recreated Roman bust of a man
Fighting cocks in Rome
Everyone who was chased in the backyard by a rooster knows that the animal is practically fearless and is very warlike. These important character traits determined that people from time immemorial staged a fight between cocks.
Realistic portrait showing little girl
Realistic portrait showing a little girl. The object was found in Egypt and is an example of the so-called portraits of Fayum.
Alexander “Sissy” Severus
Aleksander Severus took power in the Roman Empire in 222 CE after the murder of the eccentric Elagabalus, his cousin. Throughout his rule, Alexander was extremely susceptible to the influence of his grandmother and mother, who de facto ruled in his name.
Reconstruction of Roman observation tower
The reconstruction of the Roman observation tower in Fectio – the Roman camp – which was built in 2004. Fectio – present Vechten – was an important defense center, which also served as a base for the Roman army to start campaigns.
Colossus of Barletta
Barletta is a town in the Italian Apulia, which is the dream destination for lovers of monuments. On the one hand, the city is not crowded with tourists, on the other it is full of wonderful traces of the past. The most famous was in the era of crusades, but it was renowned for the Colossus of Barletta. It is thanks to transporting to Europe the spoils, mainly to Venice, surviving monuments of Constantinople, which certainly would not have survived the Turks’ conquest of the city in 1453. Thanks to the knights-robbers we can admire today, among others the so-called – Colossus of Barletta.
Arcani – Roman agents in Britain
Arcani, also called areani, were agents in Roman military units based in Roman Britain during the later part of the island’s occupation. They were used as both scouts of legions and secret spies. Many of them were mercenaries. This unit was disbanded by the father of the later emperor Theodosius I – Flavius Theodosius, for their participation in conspiracies.
Foreigners in Rome
Nowadays, many emigrants who come permanently to other countries bring with them their cultural achievements, their language, traditions and customs. Whole districts of emigrants arise, which are reminiscent of their home sides.
