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A selection of heads of sculptures of eastern warriors that once decorated the Basilica Aemilia in the forum in . Made from Parian marble, traces of painting can still be seen on the hair and faces of some.

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A selection of the tombs in the remarkable necropolis of the via triumphalis in .

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The extraordinary #ancient ceiling #mosaic showing #Odysseus and Polyphemus in the nymphaeum of the palace of the #roman emperor the Domus Aurea. #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #romanempire #ancientart #domusaurea

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The inside of the #ancient #roman city walls of #rome. #archaeology #romanempire #ancienthistory #architecturalhistory

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A pair of #ancient #roman column capital in the form of a lion skin. #archaeology #rome #ancienthistory #romanempire #architecturalhistory #ancientrome #ancientart

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An #ancient #roman sarcophagus depicting a cobbler, spinner of cloth, dancer and musician. #rome #archaeology #romanempire #ancienthistory #ancientart

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🗡️ How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/09/japan/history/nara-ancient-tomb/

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Let me tell you about a juicy !

Feb 2014: A containing words from poet is discovered - supposedly.

The papyrologist who found it makes contradicting statements.

It was found in the binding of a - did he destroy an for another?

Oh actually, it was a book binding!

Huh?

The is soon found to have illegally sold another ancient text.

He has been suspended. The 'new Sappho' is dead.

Alas.

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Fascinating study that attempts to explain why humans painted the walls of

I still wonder if there's a bit of survivorship bias here. Maybe we only find paintings of such antiquity because they lay undisturbed for so long. What if our ancestors painted every surface they could lay a brush on, yet only these survived?

https://aeon.co/essays/why-did-our-ancestors-make-startling-art-in-dark-firelit-caves

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The glowing blue jellyfish gracefully suspended in the dimly illuminated Basilica Cistern of Istanbul contribute to the enchanting atmosphere, their translucent forms casting a soft, azure glow amidst the ancient subterranean space

The ART: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/161074298

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A small altar with the figure of Atlas embedded in a modern wall in .

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The late antique/early basilica of San Agnes on the via nomentana in , with and granite columns spoliated from buildings and 7th century gold mosaic.

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The halls of the baths of Diocletian in .

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A remarkable column capital from the baths of Caracalla in showing the figure of , now stored in the enormous tunnels underneath the monument.

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rlcj, to random
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A love letter from West Malvern for you all today. as far as the eye could see. Glorious.

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The remains of an ornamental fountain in the shape of a boat in the palace of the emperor on the Palatine Hill in .

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Part of the architectural ornament from the mausoleum of the emperor , reused in a portico.

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in a late Republican-era house sometimes identified as the House of on the Palatine Hill in .

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Two brick stamps from the imperial palace on the Palatine Hill in , one is the other from restoration of the fascist era.

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A stretch of basalt paving the road the via Latina about 4 miles outside of .

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The so-called sunken stadium, part of the emperor Domitian’s palace in .

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A head of an statue of the god Dionysus, discovered a few years ago in the forum of Trajan and reused as building material in a wall.

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The new reflecting pool art installation in the baths of Caracalla in .

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The multicoloured #mosaic and opus sectile #marble floors of the two #ancient #roman houses underneath palazzo Valentini in #rome. #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancientart #architecturalhistory #palazzovalentini

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