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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.

Roman altar of Hercules

Roman altar dedicated to Hercules. Object was founded by Primigenius Iuvencianus in Rome. Iuvencianus worked (as a slave or freedman) as a book-keeper in the marble industry under role of emperor Vespasian. The relief shows Hercules lion-skin.

Roman altar of Hercules

Roman horn to drink

Glass, decorated with blue and green drops, Roman horn for drinking. An object dating back to the first half of the 4th century CE. The item was discovered in Cologne, Germany.

Roman drinking horn

Drink in Scythian fashion

In ancient Greece and Rome, the wine was diluted with water. People who liked the unreported drink were considered crude, and drinking in this way was defined as “in Scythian fashion”.

Scythian drinkers

Modern Roman fresco

Aude Aussilloux and Maud Mulliez worked on a wall-mounted fresco for seven months, using antique technique. For this purpose, they made their own work tools and used non-artificial pigments. The men finally managed to recreate the fresco from Vindobona.

Modern Roman fresco

Pompeii made of LEGO

In Sydney, Australia, the great LEGO fan, Ryan McNaught made a model of Pompey from LEGO. He needed over 500 hours and over 190, 000 blocks to create his project. This is one of the largest historical model made of LEGO. The mock-up shows an ancient Roman city from the year 79 BCE, from the moment before the Vesuvius eruption.

Pompeii from LEGO bricks

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