Roman Empire Collection (#5)

Funerary urn with griffin and stag, alabaster, from Volterra, Guarnacci etruscan museum, Volterra, Italy
6384427 Funerary urn with griffin and stag, alabaster, from Volterra, Guarnacci etruscan museum, Volterra, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Know yourself, roman mosaic from Via Appia, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384426 Know yourself, roman mosaic from Via Appia, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

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)

Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, from Palatine hill (marble)
6384289 Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, from Palatine hill (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Nero, 54-59 AD, white marble, from Palatine hill)

Statue of Zeus, 2nd century AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384402 Statue of Zeus, 2nd century AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Bust of Lucius Verus portrayed as an Arval brother, cast from an original at the Louvre museum
6384381 Bust of Lucius Verus portrayed as an Arval brother, cast from an original at the Louvre museum, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384376 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Blue Nympheum Niche, before 79 AD (mosaic)
6384193 Blue Nympheum Niche, before 79 AD (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Ninfeo con nicchia blu); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of a boxer, 1st century AD after an original from the 4th century BC attributed to Polykleitos
6384505 Statue of a boxer, 1st century AD after an original from the 4th century BC attributed to Polykleitos, insular greek marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Ludovisi Fury, Erinni Ludovisi, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps
6384492 Ludovisi Fury, Erinni Ludovisi, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Head of Hercules, Bocompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384488 Head of Hercules, Bocompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Head of Hercules)

Cupid and Psyche, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384486 Cupid and Psyche, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Cupid and Psyche)

Group of the boy with a goose, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps
6384484 Group of the boy with a goose, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, luni marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Demosthenes, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384447 Demosthenes, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Demosthenes, Ludovisi collection)

Portrait of Caracalla, c. 212 AD, from villa Adriana (marble)
6384327 Portrait of Caracalla, c. 212 AD, from villa Adriana (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Caracalla, about 212 AD, from villa Adriana)

Mask of Achelous, 1st century BC, terracotta, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384435 Mask of Achelous, 1st century BC, terracotta, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Bust of Vibia Sabina, c. 135 AD, from via Appia (marble)
6384319 Bust of Vibia Sabina, c. 135 AD, from via Appia (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of Vibia Sabina, around 135 AD, from via Appia)

Statue of Lucilla, after 160 AD, from palazzo Sciarra (marble)
6384316 Statue of Lucilla, after 160 AD, from palazzo Sciarra (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Lucilla, after 160 AD, from palazzo Sciarra)

Statue of Augustus as pontifex maximus (marble)
6384304 Statue of Augustus as pontifex maximus (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Augustus as pontifex maximus)

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

Acroterium corner stone representing Medusa's head, belonging to a sarcophagus, 170-190 AD, Luni marble
6384416 Acroterium corner stone representing Medusa's head, belonging to a sarcophagus, 170-190 AD, Luni marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome

Head of Apollo, Hadrian period, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384404 Head of Apollo, Hadrian period, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

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

Group of Mars and Venus, 170 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384384 Group of Mars and Venus, 170 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384374 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Statue of an athlete, Monteverdi type, 1st century AD (pentelic marble)
6384355 Statue of an athlete, Monteverdi type, 1st century AD (pentelic marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of an athlete, Monteverdi type)

Bust of Geta (marble)
6384338 Bust of Geta (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Bust of Geta, national museum of Rome at the Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

Pan and a hamadryad (mosaic)
6384228 Pan and a hamadryad (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Pan and a hamadryad); Photo © Stefano Baldini

The battle of Issos between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia, floor mosaic
6384227 The battle of Issos between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia, floor mosaic, roman copy after a hellenistic original by Philoxenos of Eretrias

Female portrait (mosaic)
6384205 Female portrait (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Female portrait); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Lion and leopard (mosaic)
6384202 Lion and leopard (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Lion and leopard, leone e leopardo); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Dwarf and rooster (mosaic)
6384191 Dwarf and rooster (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Dwarf and rooster); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Panther with Dionysian symbols (mosaic)
6384189 Panther with Dionysian symbols (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Panther with dyonisian simbols)

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)

Herm of a bearded Dionysus in ancient yellow
7287206 Herm of a bearded Dionysus in ancient yellow.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Herm of a bearded Dionysus in ancient yellow)

Statue of Silenus, 31 AD
7287205 Statue of Silenus, 31 AD.; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Silenus, 31 AD. Copy of a roman sculptor after Hellenic works)

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 Cicero
7287195 Portrait of Cicero; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of Cicero.1st century BC. Vatican Museum, Chiaramonti museum, Rome, Italy); © Frank Buffetrille

Statue of Ganymede with eagle
7287193 Statue of Ganymede with eagle; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of ganymede with eagle, dauther of the god of medicine Asklepios)

Statue of Hygieia, dauther of the god of medicine Asklepios
7287192 Statue of Hygieia, dauther of the god of medicine Asklepios; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Hygieia, dauther of the god of medicine Asklepios)

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 the emperor Tiberius
7287188 Statue of the emperor Tiberius; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of the emperor Tiberius. 1st century AD (after 37 AD)

Portrait of tranquillina
7287186 Portrait of tranquillina; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of tranquillina. Empress and wife of Gordian III 3rd century AD)

Colossal head of the emperor Tiberius
7287179 Colossal head of the emperor Tiberius; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Colossal head of the emperor Tiberius. 1st century AD)

Statuette of a satyr
7287258 Statuette of a satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of a satyr. Early imperial period inspired by late classical Greek art)

Statue of Apollo with the Lyre
7287254 Statue of Apollo with the Lyre; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Apollo with the Lyre. 1st century, inspired by Greek masterpieces)

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)

The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus
7287243 The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: The sarcophagus of Agapeand Crescentianus)

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"Exploring the Magnificence of the Roman Empire: From Ancient Athens to Gladiatorial Combat" Step into history with an antique map of the Roman Empire, tracing its vast territories and influential reign. Witness the strategic Battle of Cannae in 216 BC, where Rome's military prowess was put to test. Marvel at the grandeur of Ancient Athens, a city that flourished under Roman rule. Delve deeper into Europe's landscape as it thrived under the dominion of this mighty empire through another detailed map. Behold Dionysus, or Bacchus, seated on his throne—a symbol of artistry and indulgence celebrated by Romans. Yet not all moments were triumphant; gaze upon "The Sack of Rome" in 410 AD by Visigoths—an event that marked a turning point in history. The haunting painting by Joseph-Noel Sylvestre captures both destruction and resilience. Discover daily life within these ancient walls through a fresco depicting a young woman gathering flowers—a glimpse into ordinary existence amidst extraordinary times. Join Thomas Couture's vivid depiction of a Roman feast on canvas—where opulence met revelry. Uncover one aspect synonymous with Rome—the gladiators who captivated audiences with their valorous combat—as depicted in an intricate mosaic. Lastly, witness Caesar leading his army across the Rubicon River—a decisive moment that forever changed Rome's political landscape. The Roman Empire remains an eternal testament to human ambition and achievement—its legacy etched in maps, artwork, and historical events that continue to inspire awe and fascination today.