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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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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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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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The Priapus of Rivery, a Gallo - Roman composite bronze statuette, dated to the 1st c. CE ca and discovered at Rivery, France. Musée de Picardie, nr. 1876.477

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The Priapus of Rivery, a Gallo - Roman composite bronze statuette, dated to the 1st c. CE ca and discovered at Rivery, France. Musée de Picardie, nr. 1876.477

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A six-foot marble statue of the goddess Athena has been discovered at the West Theater in Laodicea, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey. The style of the carving suggests that the sculpture dates to the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, between 27 BCE and 14 CE

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A six-foot marble statue of the goddess Athena has been discovered at the West Theater in Laodicea, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey. The style of the carving suggests that the sculpture dates to the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, between 27 BCE and 14 CE

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In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC

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In 1972, while on vacation at Monasterace, situated off the coast of Riace, Roman engineer Stefano Mariottini discovered an exquisite ancient Greek bronze statue dating back to the 5th century BC

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Statue of the god Anubis, or more specifically Hermanubis; a blend of the Egyptian jackal god of death and the Roman messenger god Hermes, 1st-2nd centuries A.D.

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Statue of the god Anubis, or more specifically Hermanubis; a blend of the Egyptian jackal god of death and the Roman messenger god Hermes, 1st-2nd centuries A.D.

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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An old picture of the ancient Egyptian rock cut temple of Gerf Hussein, that was dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II and built by Setau in 1241-1216 BCE. Most of the temple is now submerged beneath the waters of the Nile after the building of the Aswan dam project in the 1960s

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Portrait of an unidentified man that was placed over the face and upper torso of his mummy. Dated to 150-170 AD, it is painted in encaustic on a panel of linden wood, and it was originated in Roman Egypt.

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Portrait of an unidentified man that was placed over the face and upper torso of his mummy. Dated to 150-170 AD, it is painted in encaustic on a panel of linden wood, and it was originated in Roman Egypt.

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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Augustus of Prima Porta, 20 BC. At over 6ft high, this statue was a complex statement of the ideas and merits he wanted to convey. It depicts the emperor addressing his soldiers, wearing a cuirass and a cloak. Augustus was both the first Roman Emperor and the one who ruled longest...

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Ivory Sandaled Foot- The tongue of the sandal is decorated with a personification of the Nile, suggesting that the statue depicted was either an Egyptian deity or the Emperor Augustus.

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Ivory Sandaled Foot- The tongue of the sandal is decorated with a personification of the Nile, suggesting that the statue depicted was either an Egyptian deity or the Emperor Augustus.

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Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1450 BC. Calcite with lapis lazuli and rock crystal. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the British Museum

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Head from a statue of the goddess Hathor in the form of a cow. Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, ca 1450 BC. Calcite with lapis lazuli and rock crystal. Loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art from the British Museum

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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Roman Bronze statuette of a captive Gaul awaiting his death sentence, last quarter of 1st century BC, found during excavations in the Rhone River, Musée de l'Arles antique, Arles, France.

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A 35-meter-long wreck of a Roman ship. As it turns out, it was a transport unit that carried 6,000 amphoras. The property was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek island of Kefalonia. This is one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean Sea.

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A 35-meter-long wreck of a Roman ship. As it turns out, it was a transport unit that carried 6,000 amphoras. The property was discovered in 2019 off the coast of the Greek island of Kefalonia. This is one of the largest Roman shipwrecks found in the Mediterranean Sea.

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A Persian royal rhyton crafted from pure gold, widely regarded as the best-preserved example from the ancient world. Dating back to the Achaemenid Empire , it was discovered in Hamadan and is housed at the National Museum of Iran.

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A Persian royal rhyton crafted from pure gold, widely regarded as the best-preserved example from the ancient world. Dating back to the Achaemenid Empire , it was discovered in Hamadan and is housed at the National Museum of Iran.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Portrait of a Roman made on glass. The find was discovered in Pompeii and is dated to 79 CE.

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Roman marble statue of two dogs, often referred to as "The Townley Greyhounds". Dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD, depicts two sighthounds in a playful pose. It was discovered in 1774 at Monte Cagnolo, or "Dog Mountain," near Civita Lavinia in the Lazio region of Italy. British Museum.

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Roman marble statue of two dogs, often referred to as "The Townley Greyhounds". Dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD, depicts two sighthounds in a playful pose. It was discovered in 1774 at Monte Cagnolo, or "Dog Mountain," near Civita Lavinia in the Lazio region of Italy. British Museum.

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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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