Curiosities of ancient Rome
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Roman mosaic showing soldier in fight
Detail of a Roman mosaic depicting an armored warrior battling an Amazon. Object located in Antakya (Turkey). Dated back to 4th century CE.
Wall fresco showing great villa
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 in Pompeian baths
Tepidarium of the men’s baths (built I century BCE) in Forum Baths. Located in Pompeii. Tepidarium was a room heated in Roman baths with the so-called hypocaustum – warm air under the floor. In this room there was a swimming ... Read more
Fresco showing dog chasing deer
Detail from the wall decoration on the left-hand side of the atrium, depicting a dog chasing a stag. Painting in 3rd Pompeian style. The fresco was made in the 1st century CE and is located in the home of Marcus ... Read more
Roman fresco depicting carpenter at work
Roman fresco showing carpenter working with hammer and chisel, possibly Icarus, the son of Daedalus. A fragment of the painting “Daedalus and Pasiphaë” in triclinium in the House of the Vettii. The painting was made in the IV Pompeian style ... Read more
Preserved Roman bowl with eggs
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.
Brothel room in Pompeii
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. Only stone beds have survived to our times; wood furniture ... Read more
Burnt plant seeds from Pompeii
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 ... Read more
Roman mosaic showing skull with wheel
Roman floor mosaic showing skull with wheel. Object found in Pompeii and now is located in National Archaeological Museum, Naples. The circle symbolizes here Fortune, which can bring wealth (shown as purple material, on the left), or poverty (goat skin, ... Read more
Roman sundial from Pompeii
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.
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