2nd Century Bc Collection (#25)

Group of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, Paian marble
Group of Aphrodite, Pan and Eros. Paian marble. Found in the House of the Poseidoniastai of Beryttos (Beirut), Delos. Traces of colour can be made out in many places

Marble statuettes of Athena and Zeus, 2nd century BC
Left: Marble statuette of Athena. Perhaps from Asia Minor, late 2nd c. BC. Right: Marble statuette of Zeus. Perhaps from Asia Minor, late 2nd c. BC

Terracotta statuette of Victory, from Myrina
Greek civilization, 2nd century b.C. Terracotta statuette of Victory, 180 b.C. Height 27, 80 cm. From Myrina

Terracotta statue of Samnite gladiator, From Volubilis (Morocco)
Roman civilization, 2nd century b.C. Terracotta statue of Samnite gladiator. From Volubilis (Morocco)

A Roman Mosaic at Lyons, Representing the Circus Games, 1942. Artist: F. Artaud
A Roman Mosaic at Lyons, Representing the Circus Games, 1942. From Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls, by M. Wilson Disher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Bronze Crescent from Llyn Cerrig, Anglesea, 1946. The original artefact (2nd-1st century BC) is part of the collection of the St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

Marius retired from Business, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Marius retired from Business, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Rash Act of Gaius Gracchus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Rash Act of Gaius Gracchus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Scipio Aemilianus cramming himself for a Speech after a hearty Supper, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Scipio Aemilianus cramming himself for a Speech after a hearty Supper, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Hannibal makes the usual Speech previous to killing himself, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal makes the usual Speech previous to killing himself, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Hannibal leads the Ambassadors a fatiguing Walk round Carthage, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Hannibal leads the Ambassadors a fatiguing Walk round Carthage, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus blowing down the Walls, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus blowing down the Walls, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Tib Gracchus canvassing, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Tib Gracchus canvassing, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Flight of Gaius Gracchus, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Flight of Gaius Gracchus, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Philip receiving a Message from Rome, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Philip receiving a Message from Rome, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The First Attempt at Launching, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Preparing to Launch, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Putting on the Casing, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Beginning the Framework, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

Prising Up the Needle, in order to build the Framework under it, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III

The Needle lying as it fell at Alexandria, 1877, (1910). Cleopatras Needle was originally erected in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis on the orders of Thutmose III, around 1450 BC

The Mother of the Gracchi, 1852. Artist: John Leech
The Mother of the Gracchi, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

Stage and dressing-room of the Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Stage and dressing-room of the Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Although known as the Greek Theatre, the ruins are actually of a Roman theatre built in the 2nd century BC on the site of

Part of the Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Part of the Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, 1927. Although known as the Greek Theatre, the ruins are actually of a Roman theatre built in the 2nd century BC on the site of an earlier Greek building

Stage of the Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Artist: Eugen Poppel
Stage of the Greek Theatre, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, 1927. Mount Etna is in the background. Although known as the Greek Theatre

Jugurtha came to the tent of his father-in-law unarmed, c1912 (1912). Artist: Ernest Dudley Heath
Jugurtha came to the tent of his father-in-law unarmed, c1912 (1912). The Numidian chieftain Jugurtha fought a war against the Romans in 112-106 BC

Here it would be possible, he thought, to hold the enemy at bay, c1912 (1912). Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 BC) was a Roman Popularis politician in the 2nd century BC

The city was given to the flames, 1912 (1912). After a long siege Scipios army stormed the city of Carthage, Hasdrubal surrendered himself and the city was razed to the ground

Perikles (c490-429 BC), Athenian statesman, 1924
Perikles, Athenian statesman (c490-429 BC), Roman, 2nd century BC. Perikles (Pericles) led the democracy of Athens at the height of the citys power and influence

Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1899. Artist: The Fine Art Photographers Co
Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1899. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

Temple entrance, Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Temple entrance, Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1890. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, c1890. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, c1890. Artist: Newton & Co
The Rosetta Stone, British Museum, London, c1890. The Rosetta Stone is a basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek

Gallic utensils, 1882-1884. The Gauls were a Celtic people that inhabited the area covered today by Belgium, France, Switzerland and northern Italy

Fayum portait, Ancient Egyptian, Roman period, c200 AD (1956). Such portraits were apparently kept at home during the subjects lifetime and added to their mummified corpse after death

The Laughing Faun, 2nd century BC. Faun in rouge antique marble, from an original of the late hellenistic period. From Hadrians Villa, Tivoli

The Catapult, c1868. A Roman siege engine attacks the city of Carthage during the siege of 146 BC. Delenda est Carthago (Carthage must be destroyed) is carved into the wood. Hand-coloured later

Stone stele with a relief, Ancient Egyptian, 156 BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg

Byzantine, Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey, 190BC. Ancient city on top of the famous Pamukkale hot springs

Theatre, Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey, 190BC. Ancient city on top of the famous Pamukkale hot springs

Hierapolis, Pamukkale, Turkey, 190BC. Ancient city on top of the famous Pamukkale hot springs

Detail from the Telephus Frieze of the Pergamon altar, 164-156 BC. Telephus greeted by Teutra. From the Pergamon Museum, Berlin

Pergamon Altar, 2nd century BC
Pergamon Altar, 2nd Century, BC. Opulent structure originally built in the 2nd century BC in the Ancient Greek city of Pergamon

Detail from the Great Frieze of the Pergamon Altar, 180-159 BC. Part of the Athena Group; Athena, a giant and Gala. The 113 metre long Ancient Greek frieze depicts the gigantomachy

The Basilica Aemilia, Rome, Italy. Artist: A Lorenzini
The Basilica Aemilia, Rome, Italy. Ruins of a civil basilica in the Forum Romanum. It was built in 179 BC

Egyptian calendar, Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 2nd-1st century BC
Egyptian calendar, Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt. This calendar dates from the Ptolemaic Period

Hieroglyphic relief, Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, 20th Century
Hieroglyphs, Temple of Kom-Ombo, Luxor, Egypt, 20th Century. Kom Ombo is actually two temples consisting of a Temple to Sobek and a Temple of Haroeris

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"Exploring the Richness of the 2nd Century BC: From Roman Mosaics to Ancient Statues" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of the 2nd century BC. This era, filled with remarkable art and historical events, offers a glimpse into ancient civilizations that shaped our modern world. One notable artifact from this period is the Roman memento mori mosaic, serving as a poignant reminder of mortality. Its intricate design urges contemplation on life's fleeting nature and encourages us to seize each moment. Traveling across continents, we encounter the Chavin Stele from Peru. The Raimondi stele depicts a chieftain adorned with symbols representing power and authority. It stands as an enduring testament to the rich cultural heritage of pre-Columbian civilizations. Turning our attention to Rome, we delve into political history with The Gracchi - influential figures who challenged societal norms during this time. Their pursuit of land reforms sparked debates that would shape Rome's future trajectory. Venturing eastwards, we marvel at architectural wonders like Ruwanweli Saya Dagoba in Anuradhapura. This UNESCO World Heritage Site showcases Sri Lanka's mastery in constructing magnificent stupas that inspire awe even today. The Great Frieze of Pergamon Altar transports us further into antiquity. Dating back to 180-159 BC, it narrates mythological tales through intricately carved reliefs—a testament to Hellenistic artistry at its finest. Journeying through jewelry craftsmanship, a finger ring adorned with floral inlay captures our attention. Crafted using gold, garnet & rock crystal during this era demonstrates exquisite skill and artistic expression prevalent during those times. Continuing our exploration into adornments, a gold bracelet featuring antelope heads reveals both beauty and symbolism prevalent in ancient societies—depicting strength and grace intertwined within their culture.