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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.

Marine life on Roman mosaic

Roman mosaic showing marine life; object dated to the beginning of the 1st century BCE. The artifact was discovered in the garden of San Lorenzo in Rome. Currently stored in Centrale Montemartini.

31 May 2023

Amores’ race in circus

Relief from the Roman sarcophagus showing the scene of Amores’ racing in the circus. Object dated to the mid-2nd century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

30 May 2023

Great Roman mosaic showing lion

Great Roman mosaic showing a lion. The object was discovered in central Italy (the city of Teramo) and is believed to come from the times of the empire.

29 May 2023

Contemporary buildings in city of Lucca on site of amphitheater

Contemporary buildings in the city of Lucca that form an elliptical shape. The houses were built on the foundation of a Roman amphitheatre, perfectly showing the size of the ancient building.

28 May 2023

Contemporary buildings in city of Lucca on site of amphitheater

Roman mosaic showing tigress with young tigers

Roman mosaic showing a tigress with young tigers. Object dated to the 4th century CE. It is now at The Cleveland Museum of Art in the USA.

27 May 2023

Roman mosaic showing tigress with young tigers

Unusual legend about creation of Tiber Island

Tiber Island is one of the most picturesque places in Rome. No cars, greenery and the sound of water – this is a place with a small-town charm, where even at the peak of the tourist season you can take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city.

26 May 2023

“Plebs” – comedy series set in times of ancient Rome

“Plebs” is the only comedy series set in the times of ancient Rome. It shows the everyday life of ordinary people in a funny way.

24 May 2023

Few words about Forma Urbis

There is no doubt that Rome is a big city. It was already big in antiquity and just like today’s cities are divided into districts, so Rome was divided into the so-called. regions. During the times of Octavian Augustus, the Eternal City had 14 of them. Each of them had a separate administration to facilitate the management of the entire city. This was not easy, because under Emperor Constantine I the Great, Rome had 322 important intersections and 423 streets.

24 May 2023

Reconstruction of a fragment of the Forma Urbis with the Pompey Theater audience

Barberini mosaic

Near Rome, in the city of Palestrina, there is a small archaeological museum located where the temple of Fortuna Primigenia, famous throughout Italy, once stood. In its highest room, the so-called ‘the Barberini mosaic’, which is the best proof that museums in smaller towns can also hide real treasures and that they are worth visiting.

24 May 2023

Roman sculpture of barbarian

Roman sculpture of a barbarian. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

23 May 2023

Curiosities of ancient Rome

Marine life on Roman mosaic

Amores’ race in circus

Great Roman mosaic showing lion

Contemporary buildings in city of Lucca on site of amphitheater

Roman mosaic showing tigress with young tigers

Unusual legend about creation of Tiber Island

“Plebs” – comedy series set in times of ancient Rome

Few words about Forma Urbis

Barberini mosaic

Roman sculpture of barbarian

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