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lionofchaeronea · 3 months

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Gold solidus of Priscus Attalus, minted in 409-10 CE. A senator from a long-standing aristocratic family who eventually became praefectus urbi (city prefect) of Rome, Attalus converted to Arian Christianity in 409 and was proclaimed emperor by the similarly Arian Visigoths, in opposition to the Catholic ruler Honorius. He would spend two brief periods in power before Honorius finally defeated and captured him in 416, leading to the last triumphal procession in the Western Roman Empire. (Two of Attalus' fingers were cut off, but he was allowed to live and banished to the Lipari Islands north of Sicily.)

On the obverse, the bust of Attalus, wearing a pearl diadem and a cuirass. On the reverse, the seated figure of Roma, holding a globe atop which Victory perches, surrounded by the inscription INVICTA ROMA AETERNA--a somewhat hollow boast, as Rome itself would be sacked by the Visigoths in 410. Photo credit: Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG

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blueiskewl · 5 months

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‘Incredible’ Mosaics Were Found in an Ancient Luxury Home in Rome

Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano has called the works “an authentic treasure.”

Researchers working in the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum in Rome have shared their discovery of luxurious mosaic-tiled rooms found in an ancient home on the site, which they believe may have belonged to a Roman senator. Created from shells, glass, white marble, and Egyptian blue tiles, the mosaics have been described by Italy’s Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano as “an authentic treasure”.

The “rustic” mosaics, found on the grounds surrounding the Colosseum in the heart of the city, date to the late Republican Age, in the last decades of the second century B.C.E., and show a series of figurative scenes. They once decorated a townhouse, or domus, owned by an upper class citizen. Italy’s Ministry of Culture have said that “due to the complexity of the scenes depicted” and their age, the mosaics are “without comparison.”

One mosaic depicts a coastal city with towers and porticos, with three large ships floating by on the ocean waves. The culture ministry believes this could be a reference to naval victories achieved by the owner of the home, which is believed to have been a Roman senator. This is supported by historical sources describing the area as having been occupied by such high-ranking members of society.

The decorated walls were likely located in the home’s dining rooms, where luxurious banquets would be hosted, and guests at these events were likely wowed with “spectacular water games,” according to the culture ministry, based on the presence of lead pipes set into the walls.

In the reception room, an extremely well preserved decorated stucco featuring landscapes and figures was also discovered. Other designs include vines and lotus leaves flowing from vases, musical instruments, and tridents.

The mosaic walls were first discovered near the Colosseum in 2018, but excavation at the site will continue into 2024, and more rooms could be discovered. Alfonsina Russo, the Director of the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum, has said that once the domus is full uncovered, “we will work intensely to make this place, among the most evocative of ancient Rome, accessible to the public as soon as possible.”

By Verity Babbs.

#‘Incredible’ Mosaics Were Found in an Ancient Luxury Home in Rome #Archaeological Park of the Colosseum #Late Republican Age #second century B.C.E.#mosaic #roman mosaic #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman art

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theancientwayoflife · 8 months

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~ Oval gem with bust of Io.

Culture: Greek or Roman

Period: Late Republican or Early Imperial Period

Date: 100 B.C.–A.D. 50

Medium: Glass

#ancient #ancient art #history #museum #archeology #ancient history #archaeology #greek #Roman #imperial Period #late republican period #glass #gem #bust of io #io #100 b.c #a.d. 50

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horreurscopes · 1 year

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their love language is deploying earnest affection but like as psychological warfare

#succession #shiv roy #roman roy #THE LIL KISS IN S4E1 REALLY GOT ME!!! big win for shivroman twins truthers #also: still recovering from a wrist injury i've had since like late dec and it's driving me bonkers bc i can barely draw commissions #let alone anything else. so im easing myself back into posting art with silly low pressure doodles <3 #roy siblings #horreurart

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thegoldenduckie · 3 months

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Logince week day 7, “Am I worthy? Are you proud?”

@loginceweek2024 Thank you for such a lovely week of logince! I love these boys so dearly

#sorry for being late lol #sanders sides #sanderssides #sanders sides fanart #logince #loginceweek2024 #logan sanders #roman sanders #my art

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tityre-tu-scurra · 5 days

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Let's not forget that Cicero was a lawyer

#i really have to do everything around here huh #why there was no similar fanarts in the late Roman Republic fandom #stolida ars #roman tag #marcus tullius cicero #my art #edit: also now my banner pic

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dykepulpfriction · 5 months

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catullus my babygirl........

#dykepulpfriction #dykepulpfriction art #art #my art #doodle #shitpost #catullus #gaius valerius catullus #rome #ancient rome #roman history #tagamemnon #late roman republic #roman republic #roman poetry #his new fucking poem #ignore the shit quality of this lmao

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solcattus · 25 days

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Renown holding back Pegasus

By Eugène Louis Lequesne

Photo by Louis-Emile Durandelle

1875

#art #sculpture #fine art #classical art #french art #french sculptor #19th century art #photography #beauty #allegory #mythology #greek mythology #roman mythology #european mythology #late 1800s #1800s #european art #bronze sculpture #bronze

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taydaq · 3 months

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be mine .

#ambreigns #roman reigns x dean ambrose #wwe ships #my art #I NEED ALL THE TOOTH ROTTING LOVE #UGH #I LOVE THEM SO MUCH #I JUST WANT THEM TO BE IN LOVE #I will scream about ambreigns for days and days #*cries*#ughghghghghghghgh #late Valentine's Day drawing #btw- I have two more to post #I was on a roll with them #can't stop won't stop

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hypnag0g · 7 months

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Vutepose, the vending machine and interplanetary food export billionaire, and Roman, the unfortunate xenobotanist he hired to make Novian foods palatable to Aishish consumers. biting and maiming and killing and growing horrible fruits and veggies

(Vutepose's design was an adoptable purchased from @skunkes =:-] )

#neotag #neopets #my art #neolodge #roman just moved off of the aisha homeworld to live on the NSS-L1 station in orbit around Novus #vutepose doesn't really have a single spot he sticks around. travels a lot but specifically has never been to Novus #youd think having your boss be physically thousands of thousands of miles away would mean you'd pretty much be operation on your own.#but no. vutepose hovers. via zoom call. its hell.#anyway. i have thoughts. its too late for me to articulate them but im thinking them. ouughhhh #oc:vutepose #oc:roman #setting:novus #oh i should start uploading all my backlogged art for novus and make funny little lore posts on here...... ouuhhh

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lionofchaeronea · 1 year

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Gold solidus of the Roman emperor Constantius II (r. 337-361 CE). On the obverse, the bust of Constantius, wearing a pearl diadem; on the reverse, the enthroned personifications of Rome and Constantinople, surrounded by the inscription GLORIA REI PUBLICAE (Glory of the Republic). Artist unknown; minted in Thessalonica between 351 and 355. Photo credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com

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blueiskewl · 7 months

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ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET INTAGLIO WITH FAUSTINA JUNIOR Ca. late 2nd century AD.

#ROMAN GOLD RING WITH GARNET INTAGLIO WITH FAUSTINA JUNIOR #Ca. late 2nd century AD #gold #gold jewelry #roman gold jewelry #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #ancient rome #roman history #roman empire #roman art

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bewaretheidiotsofmarch · 2 months

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O' noble Brutus..

Thy fate wast writ in the stars

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life-imitates-art-far-more · 9 months

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Domenicus van Wijnen (1658-1700) "Astrologer observing the Equinox and a scene of parting Adonis and Venus" (c. 1680) Oil on canvas Dutch Golden Age Located in the National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

#paintings #art #artwork #painting #astrology #roman mythology #domenicus van wijnen #oil on canvas #fine art #national museum #art gallery #dutch artist #male figure #female figure #stars #1680s #late 1600s #late 17th century

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masked-creator · 4 months

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The (other) Sides Need A Nice Day : Part (1/3)

Please leave some suggestions for what you think Logan and Remus would come up with for their parts! 💖

#sanders sides fanart #sanders sides #virgil sanders #ts virgil #roman sanders #ts roman #thomas sanders #my art #ik this is like really late #but the idea popped into my mind and I just HAD to do it #fan art #made Virgil’s eyeshadow a mix of purple and black cause he has no idea if he wants be upset about the outfit or super flustered

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wishmemellon · 2 months

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"Tell me, good Brutus, can you see your face?"

The Ides of March is upon us and Julius Caesar is still dead! I wanted to draw Cassius and Brutus to celebrate Tumblr's favorite holiday.

#I wish tumblr didn't butcher the quality of my art #julius caesar #shakespeare #ides of march #late roman republic #roman republic #gaius cassius longinus #marcus junius brutus #art #Brutus #Rome #cassius

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