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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Head of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) with beard,  
as a sign of mourning after the assassination of       
Julius Caesar. The head comes from a life-size statue  
originally erected on the forum of Arles, France.      
Marble (39 BCE) - Inv. 51-1-22
#10040236

Head of Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) with beard, as a sign of mourning af...

Head of Tiberius, Roman Emperor (42 BCE-37 CE).            
Marble                                                 
Inv. P 214
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Head of Tiberius, Roman Emperor (42 BCE-37 CE). Marble...

Romulus and Remus suckled by the she-wolf, relief      
on the outer wall of the gothic church of Maria Saal,  
Carinthia. The relief came probably from Virunum,      
the Roman capital of the province of Noricum.
#10040242

Romulus and Remus suckled by the she-wolf, relief on the outer wall of the...

The she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus.               
Detail from a Roman tombstone.
#10040258

The she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus. Detail from a Roman tomb...

Emperor Tiberius, (42 BCE-37 CE), marble.                              
From Pompeii.E                                         
Inv.CA 20 CE
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Emperor Tiberius, (42 BCE-37 CE), marble. From Po...

Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE).                          
Marble head                                            
Height 64 cm                                           
MA 3131
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Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE). Marble head...

Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE).                          
Posthumus portrait (around 140 CE) from Egypt.         
Bronze,H:42 cm     Inv.Br 4545
#10040569

Emperor Hadrian (117-138 CE). Posthumus portrait (arou...

Bronze statue of an emperor, perhaps Valentinian I or
Honorius;brought from Byzantium to Italy in a ship
that foundered on the coast of Barletta.Legs added
later;the original legs were lost when the "Colossus"
lay forgotten on the beach in mediaeval times.
#10040570

Bronze statue of an emperor, perhaps Valentinian I or Honorius;brought from Byz...

Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE) in priest's robes.         
marble, H: 280 cm                                              
Inv. 2
#100406 2

Emperor Tiberius (42 BCE-37 CE) in priest's robes. marble, H: 280 cm...

Architectural frieze with the foundation legend        
of Aquileia: city fathers draw the first furrow        
into the ground for the city. 1st CE                   
L: 44 cm                                               
Inv. 9100
#100406 4

Architectural frieze with the foundation legend of Aquileia: city father...

So-called cup of Emperor Augustus: Augustus, on a      
folding chair and surrounded by lictors, receives      
the submission of the barbarians. Behind him two       
officers. From the Treasure of Boscoreale, end 1st BCE.
Silver, H:9,2 cm, 12,5 cm across.   Bj 2366
#10040617

So-called cup of Emperor Augustus: Augustus, on a folding chair and surrou...

So-called cup of Emperor Augustus( detail): Augustus,  
on a folding chair and surrounded by lictors, receives 
the submission of the barbarians. Behind him two       
officers. From the Treasure of Bosocoreale, end 1st BC.
Silver, H:92, cm, 12,5 cm across.       Bj 2366
#10040618

So-called cup of Emperor Augustus( detail): Augustus, on a folding chair and s...