This is a drawing of the tombstone of a man named Indus who was one of Nero’s Batavian bodyguards.
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 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 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 coin of Nero which has been cut and scratched.
This Greek vase shows Odysseus blinding the Cyclops.