Roman Empire Collection (#6)

The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus
7287241 The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: The sarcophagus of Agape and Crescentianus)

Sarcophagus with "traditio legis"
7287240 Sarcophagus with "traditio legis"; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Cast of a sarcophagus with "traditio legis" in the vatican Grottoes)

Satyr playing the flute
7287222 Satyr playing the flute; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Satyr playing the flute. Roman copy, second half of the 1st century AD of an Hellenistic bronze)

Reliquary of St. Cyr (Quirico), Martyr of the 4th century and St. Giulitta, his mother, Christians
BAT5469488 Reliquary of St. Cyr (Quirico), Martyr of the 4th century and St. Giulitta, his mother, Christians.; Cappelle Medicee, San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy; Photo © Nicolo Orsi Battaglini

Bust of Serapis, 4th century BC (marble)
3914238 Bust of Serapis, 4th century BC (marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Bust of Serapis, Vatican museum, Rome, Italy); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Tigris or Arno, Hadrian period statue (marble)
3914231 Tigris or Arno, Hadrian period statue (marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of the Nile (detail) 1st century (grey white marble)
3914194 Statue of the Nile (detail) 1st century (grey white marble); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Bust of the Roman writer and politician Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (106-43 BC) (marble sculpture)
AIS5371208 Bust of the Roman writer and politician Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (106-43 BC) (marble sculpture); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; © Iberfoto

Page of " The satyricon " (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.)
AIS5351172 Page of " The satyricon " (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.), Latin edition printed in Amsterdam in 1634.; (add.info)

Art romain : scene de cirque avec course de quadrige. Detail d'une mosaique. 3eme-4eme siecle Barcelone
AIS5342671 Art romain : scene de cirque avec course de quadrige. Detail d'une mosaique. 3eme-4eme siecle Barcelone. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya Espagne; Museu d'Arqueologia de

Art romain : "chevre" Sculpture en bronze. Barcelone. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
AIS5386336 Art romain : "chevre" Sculpture en bronze. Barcelone. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya

Frontispiece of "The Satyricon" (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D)
AIS5352668 Frontispiece of "The Satyricon" (Satiricon) by Petrone (Caius Petronius Arbiter) (12/17-66 A.D.) 1634 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto

Scene illustrating Act I of the comedy " The Bacchids " or " The Two Bacchis " by Titus Maccius
AIS5352666 Scene illustrating Act I of the comedy " The Bacchids " or " The Two Bacchis " by Titus Maccius Plautus dit Plaute (254-184 BC) 1759 (engraving); © Iberfoto

Scene illustrating the comedy " Amphitryon " (Amphitryo) by Titus Maccius Plautus dit Plaute (254-184 BC)
AIS5352662 Scene illustrating the comedy " Amphitryon " (Amphitryo) by Titus Maccius Plautus dit Plaute (254-184 BC), 1518 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Frontispiece of "Metamorphoses" of the Latin poet Publius Ovidius Naso called Ovide (43 BC 18)
AIS5352020 Frontispiece of "Metamorphoses" of the Latin poet Publius Ovidius Naso called Ovide (43 BC 18) 1584 (engraving); © Iberfoto

The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature)
AIS5336703 The Council of Nicea in 325, from the Codex Albeldense, 976 (illuminated miniature); Biblioteca Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The Council of Nicea in 325)

The sacrifice to Priapus, 1891 (engraving)
8766903 The sacrifice to Priapus, 1891 (engraving) by Barbari, Jacopo de (1440/50-a.1515); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Venus of Milo, also Aphrodite of Melos, a semi-nude statue of the goddess Aphrodite
7278150 The Venus of Milo, also Aphrodite of Melos, a semi-nude statue of the goddess Aphrodite; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Venus of Milo, also Aphrodite of Melos)

Destruction of a Germanic village by the Romans
7278129 Destruction of a Germanic village by the Romans; Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of a Germanic village by the Romans, digitally enhanced reproduction of original from 1880)

Statue of a discus thrower, from the Clementino Museum, historical Rome, Italy
7278266 Statue of a discus thrower, from the Clementino Museum, historical Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a discus thrower, from the Clementino Museum, historical Rome, Italy)

Statue of a wounded Murmillo, a heavily armed Roman gladiator
7278263 Statue of a wounded Murmillo, a heavily armed Roman gladiator; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a wounded Murmillo, myrmillo, mirmillo, mormillo, was a heavily armed Roman gladiator)

Castor, one of the sons of Zeus, with his horse
7278256 Castor, one of the sons of Zeus, with his horse; Private Collection; (add.info.: Castor, one of the sons of Zeus, with his horse, after a marble statue in the Piazza di Monte Cavallo)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278239 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278225 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278224 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278220 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278217 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278216 The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Pallas, Palade, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman god Bacchus, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278210 The Roman god Bacchus, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman god Bacchus, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian)
7309977 Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian); 1.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: carnelian); © Ashmolean Museum

Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold)
BEN5468206 Gold medallion (recto) with the effigy of Augustus, 1st century (gold); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Roman antiquity)

Roman antiquity: head of a medusa, carved sardoine (glyptic). (Inv. 25864), National Archaeological Museum of Naples
BEN5478373 Roman antiquity: head of a medusa, carved sardoine (glyptic). (Inv. 25864), National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy by Roman School ; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

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)

Veturia begs Coriolanus to cease attack on Rome, 5th century bc (print)
7420026 Veturia begs Coriolanus to cease attack on Rome, 5th century bc (print); (add.info.: Veturia, mother of Roman general Gnaeus (or Gaius)

The conversion of Constantine the Great before the Battle of Milvian Bridge, 1830 (engraving)
5309220 The conversion of Constantine the Great before the Battle of Milvian Bridge, 1830 (engraving); (add.info.: Constantine the Great (272 AD-337 AD) a Roman Emperor of Illyrian origin

The Capitol, Rome, Italy
7177211 The Capitol, Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Capitol, Rome, Italy, from Mount Palatine, (restoration)

A triumphant military commander enters Rome
7177141 A triumphant military commander enters Rome; Private Collection; (add.info.: A triumphant military commander enters Rome)

Map of Ancient Sicily and southern Italy, c.278 BC
7177138 Map of Ancient Sicily and southern Italy, c.278 BC.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Ancient Sicily and southern Italy, c.278 BC)

Statue of Apollo, detail, roman period, 30 BC-313 AD, from Sakha, bronze, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
7058296 Statue of Apollo, detail, roman period, 30 BC-313 AD, from Sakha, bronze, Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt
7058466 Basrelief on the external wall of the roman Mammisi, Dendara, Egypt; Denderah, Egypt; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statue of drunk Dionysus, 1st century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384417 Statue of drunk Dionysus, 1st century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Sarcophagus representing drunken Dionysus held up by a satyr, 4th century AD, Luni marble
6384413 Sarcophagus representing drunken Dionysus held up by a satyr, 4th century AD, Luni marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano

Gaullish meal, c.1910 (print)
7293349 Gaullish meal, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. A Meal in Gaul. Imagery in: Histoire anecdotique de l'alimentation, France, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

Gaius Julius Caesar (engraving)
6317514 Gaius Julius Caesar (engraving); (add.info.: Gaius Julius Caesar, 100BC - 44BC. The last dictator of Rome. This engraving by an anonymous artist after a work by Peter Paul Rubens is sometimes)

Statue of a coemidian, from the Villa Albani, historical Rome, Italy
7278265 Statue of a coemidian, from the Villa Albani, historical Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of a coemidian, from the Villa Albani, historical Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278242 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278241 The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Roman goddess Diana, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

Pantheon Vulgo Rotunda, the remains of the Pantheon
7278547 Pantheon Vulgo Rotunda, the remains of the Pantheon; Private Collection; (add.info.: Pantheon Vulgo Rotunda, the remains of the Pantheon)

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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.