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The Portonaccio sarcophagus; dating to around 180 AD, the sarcophagus was likely used to bury a Roman general killed in the 172–175 AD German-Sarmatic campaign of Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars. Now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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The Portonaccio sarcophagus; dating to around 180 AD, the sarcophagus was likely used to bury a Roman general killed in the 172–175 AD German-Sarmatic campaign of Marcus Aurelius during the Marcomannic Wars. Now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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The Discobolus Palombara or Lancellotti, the first Roman copy of Myron's original bronze to be recovered in 1781. 1st-century AD, now displayed in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

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The Discobolus Palombara or Lancellotti, the first Roman copy of Myron's original bronze to be recovered in 1781. 1st-century AD, now displayed in the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme

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The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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The Boxer at rest, one of the finest examples of bronze sculptures to have survived from the ancient world; now housed in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome

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A marble Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Prometheus, ca. 300 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

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A marble Roman sarcophagus with the myth of Prometheus, ca. 300 CE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy

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The level of detail on the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome which was completed around AD 193.

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The level of detail on the Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome which was completed around AD 193.

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Tomb of Quintus Lollius Urbicus in Tiddis, Algeria. He was an Amazigh general who, as governor of Roman Britain, led the military campaign into Scotland, defeated local tribes like the Brigantes and Votadini, and began building the Antonine Wall around 142 CE

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Tomb of Quintus Lollius Urbicus in Tiddis, Algeria. He was an Amazigh general who, as governor of Roman Britain, led the military campaign into Scotland, defeated local tribes like the Brigantes and Votadini, and began building the Antonine Wall around 142 CE

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The Portonaccio Sarcophagus — Roman cavalry crushing barbarian forces

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The Portonaccio Sarcophagus — Roman cavalry crushing barbarian forces

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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A Roman marble tub sarcophagus, with on each side a depiction of a lion biting a horse and a bestiarius with a spear. 280-290 CE, now housed at the Pio Clementino Museum at the Vatican

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The marble sarcophagus of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , the wife of King Frederick William III and Queen of Prussia. Made by the German sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch and now housed at the Mausoleum of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin

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The marble sarcophagus of Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , the wife of King Frederick William III and Queen of Prussia. Made by the German sculptor Christian Daniel Rauch and now housed at the Mausoleum of Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin

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The Unique 2nd century CE Roman sarcophagus of Simpelveld, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands. The sarcophagus, which was made for a woman, was carved entirely in high relief on the inside in order to look like a room in a luxurious home crammed with furniture

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The Unique 2nd century CE Roman sarcophagus of Simpelveld, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands. The sarcophagus, which was made for a woman, was carved entirely in high relief on the inside in order to look like a room in a luxurious home crammed with furniture

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Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin.

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Silver bust of Emperor Lucius Verus, part of the so-called Marengo treasure, an hoard of 31 silver objects dating to the 2nd century CE, found in 1928 in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. Now housed in the Musei Reali, Turin.

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A marble relief depicting the Serra, which is a Pontic Greek war dance of ancient Greek origin. Roman copy of the late republican era after a classic Greek model. Now housed at the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican

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A marble relief depicting the Serra, which is a Pontic Greek war dance of ancient Greek origin. Roman copy of the late republican era after a classic Greek model. Now housed at the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican

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The chairs and oval table used by the generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee during the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to the United States Army at Appomattox, on April 9, 1865. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

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The chairs and oval table used by the generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee during the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to the United States Army at Appomattox, on April 9, 1865. Now housed at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

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Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

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Roman portrait of the baker Terentius Neo and his wife. The object was found in their villa in Pompeii and dates back to the 1st century CE. The artefact is in the collection of the Museo Archeologico di Napoli.

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The interior space of the Porta Nigra, located in Trier, Germany. The Porta Nigra, which is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps, was built in around 170 CE using approximately 7200 blocks of stone, and is now on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List

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The interior space of the Porta Nigra, located in Trier, Germany. The Porta Nigra, which is the best-preserved Roman city gate north of the Alps, was built in around 170 CE using approximately 7200 blocks of stone, and is now on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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This wood encased graphite pencil from the 17th century was found in the 1960s during restoration work on the beams of a house in Langenburg , Germany

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Roman Milan cage cup: The Coppa diatreta Trivulzio at the Museo archeologico Milan, the only example with no damage at all. This has the inscription: BIBE VIVAS MVLTIS ANNIS: "Drink and you will live for many years". It is 4th century, found in the 17th century in a sarcophagus.

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Roman Milan cage cup: The Coppa diatreta Trivulzio at the Museo archeologico Milan, the only example with no damage at all. This has the inscription: BIBE VIVAS MVLTIS ANNIS: "Drink and you will live for many years". It is 4th century, found in the 17th century in a sarcophagus.

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Mayan teeth dating to the 1st millennium. A wide variety of gems have been found in teeth from burial sites: jadeite, iron pyrites, hematite, turquoise, quartz, serpentine, and cinnabar. The cement the Maya used was a complex mixture that most likely also had medicinal benefits

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Mayan teeth dating to the 1st millennium. A wide variety of gems have been found in teeth from burial sites: jadeite, iron pyrites, hematite, turquoise, quartz, serpentine, and cinnabar. The cement the Maya used was a complex mixture that most likely also had medicinal benefits

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