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Bust of Hadrian
6 months agoRoman bust of Hadrian, the emperor who ruled the Roman Empire in 117-138 CE. The object is located in The British Museum in London; discovered in Tivoli (Italy)….
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Skeleton of soldier from Herculaneum
6 months agoThe skeleton of a soldier from Herculaneum who died in 79 CE as a result of the eruption of Vesuvius. According to researchers, the man was over 35 years old at…
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Preserved Roman chain mail
6 months agoPreserved Roman chain mail found in the barracks of Fort Arbeia at Hadrian’s Walls in Britain (Tyne and Wear). The armor certainly belonged to a soldier of the…
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Janus – god with two faces
6 months agoTwo faces do not have good associations with us today. Especially in Polish, “two-facedness” comes dangerously close to “two-facedness” – a very disliked human…
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13 terracotta figurines discovered in Pompeii
6 months agoIn December 2023, 13 terracotta figurines were discovered in Pompeii, which are approximately 15 cm high. They depict human figures, a walnut, an almond, a rooster’s…
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Very well-preserved Roman road Via Flaminia
6 months agoVery well preserved Roman road Via Flaminia, discovered in Riano (central Italy). The discovery occurred when construction works were being carried out for new…
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Fragment of marble statue of Apollo was discovered
6 months agoIn San Casciano (northern Italy), a fragment of a marble statue of Apollo, which was over 2 meters high, was discovered. It was a marble copy of a Greek bronze…
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Sculpture showing sow with cubs
6 months agoSculpture showing a sow with cubs. A unique Roman work of art, made of marble, located in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen (Denmark). The artifact dates…
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