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Image collection Agrippa, Gaius & Julia, Tiberius, The Ara Pacis, The Ara Pacis, The Campus Martius Complex, Obelisk , Obelisk, Frieze from the Ara Pacis, Relief panel from the Ara Pacis: Aeneas making a sacrifice, Relief panel from the Ara Pacis: A figure who may be Tellus ..., The Sebasteion , Relief panel from the Sebasteion

AGRIPPA, GAIUS & JULIA Photo © S.P. Kershaw Figures often identified as Agrippa, his son Gaius, and his wife Julia, as depicted on the Ara...

Rome, Latin, Roman art, Roman architecture view
Image collection The Portland Vase, The Portland Vase, The Portland Vase, Blue jasperware copy of the Portland Vase. Wedgwood c. 1791., Black jasperware copy of the Portland Vase. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, c. 1790., Black jasperware copy of the Portland Vase. Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, c. 1790.

The Portland Vase is a cameo glass vessel which was probably made in Rome circa 15 BCE - 25 CE. It is unquestionably one of the finest surviving...

Portland Vase, Cameo, Roman art, Octavian, Cleopatra, Mark Antony, Theseus, Sir William Hamilton, Wedgwood, 18th century, Collectors, vases, Ancient rome, Roman empire, Jasperware view
Image collection Poppaea Sabina, Poppaea Sabina

Many statues were housed in the Temple of Hera at Olympia. This one of (probably) Poppaea Sabina as a priestess is of very high quality.

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Poppaea Sabina, Ancient history, Classics, Nero, Roman, Roman art, Olympia view
Image collection 3rd century CE mosaic pavement showing the four factions (Reds, Blues, Greens and Whites). Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome., 3rd century CE mosaic pavement. Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome.

This 3rd century CE mosaic pavement shows the four factions (Reds, Blues, Greens and Whites). Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme,...

Ancient history, Classics, Emperors, Nero, Roman art, Mosaics, Chariot racing view
Image collection Constantine, Constantine, Constantine, Constantine, Constantine

These over-life-size statues of Constantine are currently displayed in the Capitoline Museum, Rome.

 Constantine, Late Roman, Roman art, Ancient rome, Portraiture, Early Christian, Christianity, Emperors view
Image collection 1. Julius Caesar, 2. Augustus, 3. Tiberius, 4. Gaius 'Caligula', 5. Claudius, 6. Nero, 7. Galba, 8. Otho, 9. Vitellius, 10. Vespasian, 11. Titus, 12. Domitian

Click on each of the images to see a full size version. 1. JULIUS CAESAR. Photo © S.P. Kershaw, 2011. Bronze and red marble, from the Ludovisi...

Ancient history, Latin, Rome, Roman art, Numismatics view
Image collection Wolf heads from Lake Nemi, Wolf head from Lake Nemi, Lion head from Lake Nemi

PhotosS.P. Kershaw Museo Nazionale Romano: Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome. Mussolini’s draining of Lake Nemi in the late 1920s revealed the...

Latin, Rome, Caligula, Roman art view
Image collection The Arch of Titus at Rome, The Arch of Titus at Rome

A classic example of Roman plunder.

The siege of Jerusalem began in the spring of 70 and took 140 days. With two pro-Roman Jews, Vespasian’...

Ancient history, Classics, Emperors, History, Latin, Epigraphy, Jewish History, Roman art, Roman architecture, Rome, Titus view
Image collection Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna, Lepcis Magna

Some images from the site of Lepcis Magna

 Ancient rome, Lepcis Magna, Leptis Magna, Late Roman, Roman architecture, Roman art, Roman empire, Africa view
Image collection Nero and Armenia

Nero, wearing a cloak and sword-belt supports a slumped, naked personification of Armenia by the upper arms. She is wearing a soft, Eastern-style...

Latin, Nero, Roman art, Emperors, Ancient history view
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