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Restored bust of Antinous, the lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian who died young from drowning in the Nile, deified as Osiris. From Hadrian's Villa, near Tivoli, Italy.

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Restored bust of Antinous, the lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian who died young from drowning in the Nile, deified as Osiris. From Hadrian's Villa, near Tivoli, Italy.

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Photo dated July 1, 1894 in Delphi, Egypt; the discovery of statue of Antinous circa 130 CE, loved and deified by Emperor Hadrian as the last Roman God after his mysterious death at 19 in the Nile River, worshipped across Mediterranean after a post-mortem discovery of a new star.

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Photo dated July 1, 1894 in Delphi, Egypt; the discovery of statue of Antinous circa 130 CE, loved and deified by Emperor Hadrian as the last Roman God after his mysterious death at 19 in the Nile River, worshipped across Mediterranean after a post-mortem discovery of a new star.

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The Bronze Head of Medusa , a remarkable artifact that exemplifies Roman art and mythology, unearthed at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. Hadrian's Villa was an extravagant retreat for Emperor Hadrian, showcasing the grandeur and opulence of the Roman elite.

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The Bronze Head of Medusa , a remarkable artifact that exemplifies Roman art and mythology, unearthed at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy. Hadrian's Villa was an extravagant retreat for Emperor Hadrian, showcasing the grandeur and opulence of the Roman elite.

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A 4th century CE Roman mosaic from the villa of Pompeianus, in Algeria, representing the estate and the owner's horses. The bottom picture shows a detail from the mosaic, which depicts a race horse and an inscription which says "Whether you win or not, we love you Polidoxus"

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A 4th century CE Roman mosaic from the villa of Pompeianus, in Algeria, representing the estate and the owner's horses. The bottom picture shows a detail from the mosaic, which depicts a race horse and an inscription which says "Whether you win or not, we love you Polidoxus"

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman water boiler from the 1st century BCE that was discovered at Villa Della Pisanella in Boscoreale, Italy. It is one of the rarest examples to survive with its complete system of pipes and fittings intact.

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A Roman fresco from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Italy, ca. 50–40 BCE

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A Roman fresco from the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Italy, ca. 50–40 BCE

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The "psuedo-Vitellius", a bust originally thought to be of Roman emperor Vitellius, but now believed to be that of an unknown man from Renaissance Italy

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The "psuedo-Vitellius", a bust originally thought to be of Roman emperor Vitellius, but now believed to be that of an unknown man from Renaissance Italy

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Roman gold statuette probably of Faustina the Elder - wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius - who was deified after death. Object dated to the II century CE.

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Roman gold statuette probably of Faustina the Elder - wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius - who was deified after death. Object dated to the II century CE.

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Relief on a Roman tombstone showing a scene from the work of the deceased, who was a butcher. The man is at work, pieces of meat are hanging in front of him, and the wife is writing something on a wax tablet. The woman has a hairstyle typical of the reign of Emperor Hadrian .

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Relief on a Roman tombstone showing a scene from the work of the deceased, who was a butcher. The man is at work, pieces of meat are hanging in front of him, and the wife is writing something on a wax tablet. The woman has a hairstyle typical of the reign of Emperor Hadrian .

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13th-century limestone portrait bust representing Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor , also known as the King of Sicily and Jerusalem. Held at the Museo Civico di Barletta inside Barletta Castle in Puglia, Italy.

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13th-century limestone portrait bust representing Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor , also known as the King of Sicily and Jerusalem. Held at the Museo Civico di Barletta inside Barletta Castle in Puglia, Italy.

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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A 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone has been found in a New Orleans backyard, left there by the granddaughter of a U.S. soldier who brought it from Italy during World War II. The tombstone belonged to a Roman soldier and sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus.

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2,000 year old Roman folding knife handle shaped like a left-handed gladiator, found in the River Tyne near Hadrian’s Wall

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2,000 year old Roman folding knife handle shaped like a left-handed gladiator, found in the River Tyne near Hadrian’s Wall

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A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como.

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A soapstone container containing several hundred gold coins from the Roman Empire was found in the center of the Italian city of Como.

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Bust showing a Roman, probably from the beginning of the 2nd century CE - the reign of Emperor Caracalla. This is indicated by the hairstyle and beard. The artifact is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles .

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Bust showing a Roman, probably from the beginning of the 2nd century CE - the reign of Emperor Caracalla. This is indicated by the hairstyle and beard. The artifact is in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles .

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Cisterna Basilica, the largest of hundreds of cisterns beneath Constantinople, the capital city of the Roman Empire from 330 CE until its fall in 1453. The cistern, 500 ft SW from Hagia Sophia, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor I, who also built the cathedral…

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Cisterna Basilica, the largest of hundreds of cisterns beneath Constantinople, the capital city of the Roman Empire from 330 CE until its fall in 1453. The cistern, 500 ft SW from Hagia Sophia, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Emperor I, who also built the cathedral…

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Mask of Sargon of Akkad, third millennium B.C. digitally restored. The life-size bronce bust was found in the temple of Ishtar in Nineveh, in 1931. It had been intentionally damaged and separated from the body, which was never recovered, probably by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC... [OC

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Mask of Sargon of Akkad, third millennium B.C. digitally restored. The life-size bronce bust was found in the temple of Ishtar in Nineveh, in 1931. It had been intentionally damaged and separated from the body, which was never recovered, probably by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC... [OC

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The Arch of Titus, built by Emperor Domitian after his brother's death, showcases the triumphs of Titus and Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War, which resulted in the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple.

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The Arch of Titus, built by Emperor Domitian after his brother's death, showcases the triumphs of Titus and Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War, which resulted in the destruction of the Second Jewish Temple.

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A beautiful Roman fresco showing the nature. The painting was in Livia's villa in Prima Porta, near Rome.

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A beautiful Roman fresco showing the nature. The painting was in Livia's villa in Prima Porta, near Rome.

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