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Fragment of the Roman tent, still packed, excavated in the area of Vindolanda - a Roman camp in the north of Britain.

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Fragment of the Roman tent, still packed, excavated in the area of Vindolanda - a Roman camp in the north of Britain.

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Miniature phallus pendant made of jet found at Vindolanda. Great Britain, Roman period, 4th century AD

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Miniature phallus pendant made of jet found at Vindolanda. Great Britain, Roman period, 4th century AD

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Ancient Roman Footwear on Exhibition at Vindolanda Fort in Northumberland, England.

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Ancient Roman Footwear on Exhibition at Vindolanda Fort in Northumberland, England.

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A preserved fragment of the Roman image of Emperor Caracalla .

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A preserved fragment of the Roman image of Emperor Caracalla .

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This is a woollen sock from the Viking settlement of Coppergate, which is located in the north of England in the city of York. This particular sock was excavated from the backyard of a 10th-century C.E. building

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This is a woollen sock from the Viking settlement of Coppergate, which is located in the north of England in the city of York. This particular sock was excavated from the backyard of a 10th-century C.E. building

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An eagle made of three thousand Roman coins, which were excavated in one of the forts on the line of the Hadrian's Wall.

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An eagle made of three thousand Roman coins, which were excavated in one of the forts on the line of the Hadrian's Wall.

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A Roman bronze sculpture of Apollo, excavated from the House of the Citharist in Pompeii. Ca. 50 BCE, now housed at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Naples

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A Roman bronze sculpture of Apollo, excavated from the House of the Citharist in Pompeii. Ca. 50 BCE, now housed at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Naples

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Fragment of a Roman wall painting with a Latin inscription from the 3rd century CE. The object was found on the remains of an amphitheater in ancient Viminacium in eastern Serbia.

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Minoan pithoi excavated from the Palace of Minos in Crete, Greece. 1450-1375 BCE

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Minoan pithoi excavated from the Palace of Minos in Crete, Greece. 1450-1375 BCE

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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands

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A fragment of a Roman sardonyx cameo, depicting a man and a woman making love. 250-300 CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden in the Netherlands

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The Roman mosaic shows a cobra. It is a fragment of a scene from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. The object is dated to 2nd BCE - 1st century CE.

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The Roman mosaic shows a cobra. It is a fragment of a scene from the House of the Faun in Pompeii. The object is dated to 2nd BCE - 1st century CE.

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Clay plaque of a striding man leading a large dog. Excavated from Babylon, ca. 1750 BCE. Housed at the British Museum

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Clay plaque of a striding man leading a large dog. Excavated from Babylon, ca. 1750 BCE. Housed at the British Museum

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The 1st-century A.D. mummy of Demetrios, excavated in 1911 and now at the Brooklyn Museum.

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The 1st-century A.D. mummy of Demetrios, excavated in 1911 and now at the Brooklyn Museum.

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Vindolanda Tablet 291: A thin birch-wood leaf containing a birthday invitation sent by Claudia Severa to Sulpicia Lepidina, Roman Britain, c. 100 AD

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Vindolanda Tablet 291: A thin birch-wood leaf containing a birthday invitation sent by Claudia Severa to Sulpicia Lepidina, Roman Britain, c. 100 AD

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Roman brick tomb in Serbia, built in the 2nd-3rd century CE. The object was discovered in a necropolis at an excavation site in Gomolava in northern Serbia. This place is one of the "richest" in terms of archaeological finds in Serbia.

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Roman brick tomb in Serbia, built in the 2nd-3rd century CE. The object was discovered in a necropolis at an excavation site in Gomolava in northern Serbia. This place is one of the "richest" in terms of archaeological finds in Serbia.

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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Roman scale, made of bronze. Dated on the 1st-2nd century CE. The object was found in the village of Hrtkovci in northern Serbia.

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A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Vienne

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A 2nd century CE Roman bronze statue of Caius Julius Pacatianus found in Vienne, France, in 1874. Now housed at the Musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie de Vienne

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Archaeologists excavating at Drumanagh Fort, north of Dublin, Ireland, have discovered an unprecedented artifact – an intact Roman jug. Previously, only fragments of Roman vessels had been found, but never a complete vessel.

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Archaeologists excavating at Drumanagh Fort, north of Dublin, Ireland, have discovered an unprecedented artifact – an intact Roman jug. Previously, only fragments of Roman vessels had been found, but never a complete vessel.

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This Roman bath clog discovered at the Vindolanda fort in England, and made of a wooden platform with a leather top strap, is quite possibly the world's oldest example of a shower shoe. 140-180 CE

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This Roman bath clog discovered at the Vindolanda fort in England, and made of a wooden platform with a leather top strap, is quite possibly the world's oldest example of a shower shoe. 140-180 CE

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