Antiquity


Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Imperial Roman Period, Ancient Middle East.



6 subcategories
Ancient Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Greece

ANCIENT GREECE

Ancient Israel

ANCIENT ISRAEL

Ancient Jordan

ANCIENT JORDAN

Ancient Middle East

ANCIENT MIDDLE EAST

Imperial Roman Period

IMPERIAL ROMAN PERIOD

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Honorary stele, marble, on which stood the statue      
of Quintus Sallustius, magistrate, judge and censor,   
who was also "patron of the colony", defending         
Pompeii's interests before the authorities in Rome.
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Honorary stele, marble, on which stood the statue of Quintus Sallustius, m...

Portico of the Forum, Pompeii, with travertine         
columns, 1st CE. During the reign of Augustus,         
travertine columns, with Doric capitals for the        
bottom row and Ionic capitals for the top row,         
replaced the tuff columns of the 2nd BCE.
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Portico of the Forum, Pompeii, with travertine columns, 1st CE. During...

Portico of the Forum, Pompeii, with travertine         
columns, 1st CE. During the reign of Augustus,         
travertine columns with Doric capitals for the         
bottom row and Ionic capitals for the top row,         
replaced the tuff columns of the 2nd BCE.
#10040422

Portico of the Forum, Pompeii, with travertine columns, 1st CE. During...

Fragments of an architrave made of travertine stone.   
In the Augustean era (31 BCE-14 CE), travertine columns
replaced the former columns made of grey tuff.         
The architrave of the Augustean portico rested on a    
lower row of columns and supported a second row.
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Fragments of an architrave made of travertine stone. In the Augustean era (31...

Fragments of an architrave of travertine stone.        
In the Augustean era (31 BCE-14 CE), travertine columns
replaced the former columns made of grey tuff.         
The architrave of the Augustean portico rested on a    
row of columns and supported a second row.
#10040424

Fragments of an architrave of travertine stone. In the Augustean era (31...

Statue of Apollo, temple of Apollo, Pompeii.           
The original is in the Museo Nazionale, Naples.        
Bronze, 1st CE.
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Statue of Apollo, temple of Apollo, Pompeii. The original is in the M...

Marble altar from the temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE).  
The side towards the Forum shows a sacrificial scene.  
See also 10-04-04-27.
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Marble altar from the temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE). The side towards the For...

Altar of Vespasian, Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE),    
Pompeii. The relief shows a sacrificial scene: the     
sacrificer and his aide bring the sacrificial bull,    
while the priest, a veil over his head, pours the      
libation over a tripod.
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Altar of Vespasian, Temple of Vespasian (69-79 CE), Pompeii. The relief show...

Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1st CE. Reconstructed         
after the first major earthquake of 62 CE by           
Numerius Pompidius Celsinus. The Egyptian cult of      
the Goddess Isis was popular everywhere in the         
Roman Empire.
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Temple of Isis, Pompeii, 1st CE. Reconstructed after the first major ea...

Bust of the goddess Diana (originally with bow         
in hands), Apollo Temple, Pompeii.
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Bust of the goddess Diana (originally with bow in hands), Apollo Temple...

Thermopolium (tavern) with counter for food and wine.  
In the background remains of a mural. Pompeii
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Thermopolium (tavern) with counter for food and wine. In the background remain...

Private fountain in the form of a grotto, Pompeii,     
House of the Small Fountain. Polychrome shards, shells 
and murals. Two bronze statues, Amor and a fisherman;  
originals in the Museo Archaeologico Nazionale,        
Naples.  1st CE
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Private fountain in the form of a grotto, Pompeii, House of the Small Fount...