Curiosities of ancient Rome

Detail of a Roman mosaic depicting an armored warrior battling an Amazon. Object located in Antakya (Turkey). Dated back to 4th century CE.

Detail of the wall decoration in the atrium depicting a large villa. Located in House of Menander (Casa del Menandro, I, 10, 4), Pompeii.

Tepidarium of the men’s baths (built I century BCE) in Forum Baths. Located in Pompeii.

Detail from the wall decoration on the left-hand side of the atrium, depicting a dog chasing a stag. Painting in 3rd Pompeian style.

Roman fresco showing carpenter working with hammer and chisel, possibly Icarus, the son of Daedalus.

Roman bowl with eggs that were preserved under the ashes from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Found in Pompeii, currently located in the National Archaeological Museum, in Naples.

Room in Pompeian lupanar with a stone bed. Discoveries in Pompeii allow to presume that the chambers in which prostitutes offered their services had no door; instead curtains were used.

Burnt plant seeds from Pompeii. Plants used by the Romans to prepare aromatic oils and perfumes included roses, lilies, myrtle, violets, hyacinths and irises. They were mixed with olive oil and grape juice. Those were mixed with olive oil and grape juice.

Roman floor mosaic showing skull with wheel. Object found in Pompeii and now is located in National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Roman sundial on top of the Ionic column on the left hand side of the steps of the Temple of Apollo. Object found in Pompeii.