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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.
In Cartagena (south-eastern Spain) there are remains of the Punic walls of Cartagena, which date back to the 3rd century BCE. Scientists have found traces of fire, which proves that a battle and probably looting really took place here.
Roman denarii found in Spain. Objects dated to the 2nd-1st century BCE; discovered in La Grajuela, in south-eastern Spain. Currently, the artifacts are on display at the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.
Roman theater in Cartagena (southern Spain) was built in the late 1st century BCE. The facility is hidden among the modern buildings of the city.
The title praefectus Judeae was held by the Roman governors of Judea from 6 CE. Then, after removing the son of Herod the Great – the ethnarch of Samaria, Idumea, and Judea – Herod Archelaos (4 BCE – 6 CE)1 from power and accession Quirinius for the implementation of the census ordered by the emperor Octavian Augustus riots broke out. They were used by Judah the Galilean, who led an uprising against Rome and founded together with the Zadok the Pharisee the Zealot party2. He himself died during the uprising.
Roman mosaic showing a gladiator fight. The scene shows a defeated retiarius (“net-man”) who is seriously wounded in the chest and leg; at his side lies a trident.
Preserved lintels from the entrances to the Roman theater in Cartagena. On the stone, made of gray sandstone, which was located at the eastern entrance, there is an inscription honoring Lucius Caesar; when on the west – probably Gaius Caesar. The objects are dated to the 1st century BCE.
Roman sandstone quarry in Cartagena (south of Spain), which was intensively used from the 3rd BCE until the middle of the 20th century. This place has the status of a historic site.
Roman table, made of bronze, which was discovered in Pompeii. Dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
Roman fresco showing a young man resting. The object was discovered in Stabiae; dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
Roman fresco showing a pondering, seated woman. Object dated to the 1st century CE. The artifact was discovered in Stabiae; it is now in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.
