2nd Century Collection (#3)

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Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c1830-32. Creator: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c1830-32. The row of houses on the left provides a counterpoint to the monumental structure on the right--the Castel Sant'Angelo

St. Eustace, c.1501. Creator: Albrecht Durer
St. Eustace, c.1501. Showing St Eustace kneeling before a stag with a crucifix between its antlers. St Eustace was a Roman general Placidus who encountered a large stag while out hunting

Sarcophagius with the myth of Protesilaus
7287232 Sarcophagius with the myth of Protesilaus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Sarcophagius with the myth of Protesilaus. 160 - 170 AD)

Statue of Saturn, god of time
7287218 Statue of Saturn, god of time; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Saturn, god of time. Roman sculture dating on the 2nd century AD)

Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble)
6384314 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD)

Statue of Aphrodite, Callipige style, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian
6384418 Statue of Aphrodite, Callipige style, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384399 Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble)
6384178 Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Marcus Aurelius as a young man)

Statue of Dionysus
7287217 Statue of Dionysus.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysus. Roman sculture dating on the 2nd century AD)

Portrait of young Commodus
7287198 Portrait of young Commodus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of young Commodus. 2nd century AD)

Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th-4th century BC
7287189 Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th-4th century BC; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th - 4th century BC)

Statue of a Poetess
7287251 Statue of a Poetess; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of a Poetess. The body is a 2nd century AD Roman copy of a 4th century BC original)

dynasty of kushanas kanishka 1 coins India
8725405 dynasty of kushanas kanishka 1 coins India; Private Collection; (add.info.: dynasty of kushanas kanishka 1 coins India); © Dinodia Photo

An Egypto-Roman man
5305188 An Egypto-Roman man.; (add.info.: Portrait panel of an Egypto-Roman man. Dated 2nd Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Roman villa, fresco of the Domus of Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne, around the year 200 (fresco)
7485504 Roman villa, fresco of the Domus of Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne, around the year 200 (fresco); (add.info.: Roman villa: detail of a fresco, domus of the Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne (Aude)

The constellation of Auriga
5307771 The constellation of Auriga.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the modern constellation of Auriga which was among those listed by the astronomer Ptolemy)

Lettrine " a" and miniature representing the sophist, Philostrate. Manuscript by Boccacio (Boccace), 1430
GIA5036671 Lettrine " a" and miniature representing the sophist, Philostrate. Manuscript by Boccacio (Boccace), 1430.; (add.info)

Page of the manuscript "Tractatus de sphaera" by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250)
GIA5036614 Page of the manuscript "Tractatus de sphaera" by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250), known as John of Halifax or John of Holywood, representing the system of Ptolemy

the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169) (engraving)
ELD4962405 the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169) (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman antiquite the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169)

Remains of a gate in the Roman cavalry fort of Cilurnum (or cilurvum), present-day Chesters Walwick (Northumberland)
NWI4863633 Remains of a gate in the Roman cavalry fort of Cilurnum (or cilurvum), present-day Chesters Walwick (Northumberland, England) built in 123 AD

Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained by Muller
NWI4948435 Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained by Muller, 15th century

Hadrian, Roman emperor, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving)
UTD4919613 Hadrian, Roman emperor, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Hadrien (Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, 76-138) - Hadrian, Roman emperor

Representation of Saint Claude Apollinaire (Apollinaris or Apolinaris or Apolinarius (Claudius)
ELD4913114 Representation of Saint Claude Apollinaire (Apollinaris or Apolinaris or Apolinarius (Claudius)) and Hierapolis (2nd century)

Roman Art: representation of the altar of the twelve deities of Olympus - Marble sculpture, from Gabii (Lazio)
ELD4902581 Roman Art: representation of the altar of the twelve deities of Olympus - Marble sculpture, from Gabii (Lazio), 1st-2nd century AD, Louvre museum

Portrait of Emperor Trajan (53-117) (marble)
YOU4419204 Portrait of Emperor Trajan (53-117) (marble); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Portrait of Emperor Trajan (53-117), Roman Emperor from 98 to 117, did Italica in Hispania

Statue of the hero Paris (marble)
YOU4419203 Statue of the hero Paris (marble); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Paris, figure of a young man wearing a Phrygian cap could represent Paris the Trojan heros in Greek)

Antinous Mondragone. Bust of Antinous (ca. 110-130), favorite of the Roman emperor Hadrian
ETI4397645 Antinous Mondragone. Bust of Antinous (ca. 110-130), favorite of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Marble from the Borghese Collection. Italy, around 130

The goddess Aphrodite called "Venus Genitrix" type. Marble sculpture of Paros
ETI4397282 The goddess Aphrodite called "Venus Genitrix" type. Marble sculpture of Paros, beginning 2nd century AD after an original attributed to Callimaque.; (add.info)

Bronze plate document granting citizenship to an army auxiliary named Gemellus
3330438 Bronze plate document granting citizenship to an army auxiliary named Gemellus; (add.info.: Bronze plate document granting citizenship to an army auxiliary named Gemellus)

Mosaic flooring depicting the Greek and Roman God Oceanus
3330234 Mosaic flooring depicting the Greek and Roman God Oceanus; (add.info.: Mosaic flooring depicting the Greek and Roman God Oceanus, a divine figure in classical antiquity)

Large painted panels from Hertfordshire
3330226 Large painted panels from Hertfordshire; (add.info.: Large painted panels from Hertfordshire. Dated 2nd Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

St Cecilia (Cecile) died c180 AD(?), patron saint of Music. French 19th century (woodcut)
535020 St Cecilia (Cecile) died c180 AD(?), patron saint of Music. French 19th century (woodcut); Universal History Archive/UIG

Homer (8th century BC) Greek epic poet credited with authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey
534241 Homer (8th century BC) Greek epic poet credited with authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey. 2nd century BC (bust sculpture of roman copy of lost Greek original); Universal History Archive/UIG

Seated Buddha from Gandhara, shows him as a teacher. Pakistan, about 2nd - 3rd century AD
529909 Seated Buddha from Gandhara, shows him as a teacher. Pakistan, about 2nd - 3rd century AD; Universal History Archive/UIG

Copy of "Torso of a boy" from the 5th century BC Greek sculpture, known as Eros Soranzo
529780 Copy of "Torso of a boy" from the 5th century BC Greek sculpture, known as Eros Soranzo. 2nd Century AD (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG

Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble)
3914202 Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble)
3914201 Venus Felix statue, 2nd century (marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287196 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287194 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Athena
7287191 Statue of Athena; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Athena, first half of the second century AD. Copy of the Artemis sculpted by praxyteles around 330-332 BC)

Sarcophagius with the myth of Protesilaus
7287215 Sarcophagius with the myth of Protesilaus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Sarcophagius with the myth of Protesilaus. 160 - 170 AD)

Portrait of young Commodus
7287197 Portrait of young Commodus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of young Commodus. 2nd century AD)

Bust of Ocean
7287248 Bust of Ocean; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Bust of Ocean. End of the 2nd century AD. Vatican Museum, Chiaramonti museum, Rome, Italy); © Frank Buffetrille

Portrait of Commodus as Sol, c. 190 AD (marble)
6384312 Portrait of Commodus as Sol, c. 190 AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Commodus as Sol, around 190 AD)

Portrait of Faustina the Younger, c. 175 AD (marble)
6384307 Portrait of Faustina the Younger, c. 175 AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Faustina the Younger, 175 AD c)

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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Marvels of the 2nd Century" Step into the ancient world as we delve into the wonders of the 2nd century. From magnificent frescoes to intricate sculptures, this era captivates with its artistic prowess and historical significance. Witness Mithras Killing the Bull, a captivating Roman fresco from the 2nd century A. D. This masterpiece depicts a powerful mythological scene that showcases both skillful craftsmanship and symbolic storytelling. Travel further in time with Ptolemy's Map of the World, created around A. D. 150. This remarkable cartographic creation by Claudius Ptolemy offers a glimpse into how people perceived our planet centuries ago, showcasing their knowledge and imagination. Immerse yourself in Rome's enchanting nightscape as you gaze upon St. Peter's Basilica, beautifully illuminated alongside the River Tiber and Ponte Sant Angelo. These iconic landmarks stand as testaments to Rome's grandeur during this period. Explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites like The Pantheon and Piazza della Rotonda at night – architectural marvels that have stood tall for centuries, leaving visitors awestruck by their magnificence. Discover portraits that bring history to life; behold Vibia Sabina, wife of Hadrian, whose regal visage reflects Roman civilization's elegance during this epoch. Marvel at The Sleeping Hermaphrodite sculpture – an exquisite copy after an original from the 2nd century BC – adorned with Gian Lorenzo Bernini's masterful addition. Its delicate beauty is sure to leave you mesmerized. Transport yourself to North Africa with a mosaic from Bulla Regia in Tunisia; it reveals glimpses of daily life during this era while showcasing exceptional artistic talent. Uncover remnants of ancient libraries at Ephesus in Izmir, Turkey - such as Library of Celsus - which served as intellectual hubs where knowledge thrived amidst the bustling city.