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Fascinating world of #ancient glass: this marvellous #Roman facet-cut glass beaker was found intact in a burial in Arae Flaviae/#Rottweil.
Colourless, faceted cut glass vessels became very popular in the second half of the 1st c. AD. They presumably have been created to imitate rock crystal vessels, which were more expensive. But these glass vessels were still not affordable for everyone.
On display at Dominikanermuseum Rottweil.
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How much care do you take in choosing your character's names? I'm currently digging through great women in history for my Desolation #SciFi series, as most of the characters are female. Do you have a naming scheme?
How much care do you take in choosing your character's names? I'm currently digging through great women in history for my Desolation #SciFi series, as most of the characters are female. Do you have a naming scheme?
Not sure about the art installation in the centre of the #ancient #roman Pantheon. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
The #ruins of the #ancient Saepta Julia, the #roman voting pens, next to the Pantheon. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #ancienthistory #romanhistory
For #MosaicMonday the mosaic in the so-called winter triclinium of the #Roman villa at Antandros. A kantharos and birds are depicted in the centre of the mosaic. The villa dates back to the 4th c. AD. Antandros is located in the ancient Troas region,...2 km east of the town of Altınoluk, western #Turkiye .
An impressive #Roman cavalry helmet with a face mask that was made of iron and plated with silver (Nijmegen-Kops Plateau type). The mask was attached to the iron helmet, which was covered with horse hair showing an elaborate and highly decorative hairstyle.
Helmets such as this one from the 1st century AD were used in tournaments as well as in battle. Fully masked cavalrymen certainly intimidated the enemy.
Found in Nijmegen.
Helmet and replica on display at Museum Het Valkhof Nijmegen
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An #ancient #roman column in the process of being recarved into #medieval statue of a saint. #rome #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory #archaeology #ancientart #medievalart
#RomanSiteSaturday: the #Roman burial chamber of a wealthy family in Cologne-Weiden. The subterranean burial chamber (hypogaeum) dates back to the 2nd century AD. It's considered the best preserved of its kind north of the Alps. It was discovered during construction works in 1843.
Photo: Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
#RomanSiteSaturday: the #Roman burial chamber of a wealthy family in Cologne-Weiden. The subterranean burial chamber (hypogaeum) dates back to the 2nd century AD. It's considered the best preserved of its kind north of the Alps. It was discovered during construction works in 1843.
Photo: Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln
The enormous #ancient polygonal walls at #roman Alatri. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #romanhistory #ancientrome
The concrete #ruins of the #ancient #roman docks and wharfs emerging from the river Tiber. #rome #archaeology #ancienthistory #ancientrome #romanhistory
A large #ancient #roman cistern in opus incertum with brick buttress supports, near Poggio Murella in Tuscany. #archaeology #ancientrome #ruins #ancientruins #romanhistory
The arches of the ancient aqueduct the aqua Claudia, later Porta Maggiore, with the #roman tomb of Eurysaces the baker in front. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory
The so-called ‘temple of Minerva Medica’, more likely an #ancient #roman dining pavilion. #rome #archaeology #ancientrome #romanhistory #ancienthistory
