Roman glass cup
Roman glass cup depicting the fight of gladiators. Dated back to 2nd century CE.
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 glass cup depicting the fight of gladiators. Dated back to 2nd century CE.
Roman fresco on back wall of the peristylium from the House of Venus in a Shell (built in the 1st century BCE in Pompeii). The goddess of love is depicted inside a shell, after its birth, according to the myth reported by the Greek poet Hesiod.
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 cicada brooches. Objects dated back to 4th-5th century CE.
Roman silver spoon. Dated back to circa 4th century CE.
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.
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.