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An impressionistic oil painting from a high viewpoint looking over the ruins of ancient Rome. In the distance it is possible to see the iconic Colosseum as well as various other partly surviving structures. In the foreground are some pillars and some goats grazing around.
imperium sine fīne
Vergil
A drawing of a Roman inscription. It is rectangular in shape with a border and the text in the centre is written in capital letters spaced equally.
This is a drawing of the tombstone of a man named Indus who was one of Nero’s Batavian bodyguards.
A stone relief showing a group of six soldiers standing in full armour holding shields. They have helmets with tall crests running front to back. One holds a pole, on top of which sits an eagle with his wings folded.
This marble relief from the Arch of Claudius in Rome shows soldiers of the praetorian guard. The eagle with folded wings carried by the standard bearer was the emblem of the praetorian guard.
A carved stone head. It is very weathered and worn down and the features are not easily recognisable. One feature that remains is a ring of curled hair along the forehead. A portrait of Nero recarved after his death into a likeness of another man. Features such as the receding lower lip and famous curled hairstyle help identify this head as belonging originally to a statue of Nero.
A carved stone portrait of a man with a straight nose and wrinkled forehead. His hair is arranged in curled locks around his forehead. A portrait of Nero recarved after his death into a likeness of another man. Features such as the receding lower lip and famous curled hairstyle help identify this head as belonging originally to a statue of Nero.
A dark grey coin which has been cut in half. Both sides show signs of scratching and sharp cuts on the surface. A coin of Nero which has been cut and scratched.
A Greek vase with a red background and stylized figures picked out in black. On the right there is one big man reclining, holding a stick loosely in his left arm. On the left a group of men approach carrying between the a long, sharp stake which they are holding up and aiming and the head of the recling man. This Greek vase shows Odysseus blinding the Cyclops.
A coin showing the Colosseum with layers of arches around a central ring. A coin from ad 80.
A painting of the Colosseum. It is only half remaining and around is countryside. The Colosseum painted by John Richards in 1776.
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