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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 fresco showing woman

Roman fresco depicting a pensive woman. Found in a villa in Boscoreale (near Pompeii); dated to the 1st century BCE. Currently, the fresco is kept at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Roman fresco depicting a pensive woman

Roman gold statuette

Roman gold statuette uncovered in Pompeii, showing wild goat. Dated back to 1st century CE. Object currently located in Archaeological Museum in Naples.

Golden sculpture of a wild goat

Roman cement strengthened with wine

Lucius Aurelius Avianius Symmachus – Prefect of Rome from 364 CE – supervised the constructions under water. In order to achieve cement strength under water, some amount of wine was added to it.

Roman cement consisted of pieces of volcanic tuff and bricks connected  with a lime-lime mortar

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