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Agrippina The Younger
"Marble head of Empress Agrippina, wife of Emperor Claudius"
A Fresco in Pompeii
"A Fresco from the Roman town of Pompeii in the Villa di Guilia Felice."
Terracotta statuette of a gladiator
A statuette of a Roman gladiator, depicting typical gladiator attire.
Gladiators from the Zliten Mosaic
A mosaic of gladiators in combat with one speaking to a unarmored individual. The full mosaic is located in the town of Zliten, Libya. The creator of the mosaic is unknown.
Libellus
A libellus from the Decian persecution in 250 AD, possibly found in Egypt in 1893.
Augustus of Prima Porta
A photograph taken on 20 October 2007 by Till Niermann of the Augustus sculpture
Saint Sebastian of Avla
Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to Christian belief, he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree…
Saints Perpetua and felicity Early Christian martyrs
Modern inconography of Saints Perpetua and felicity
Figure of Isis-Aphrodite
Isis-Aphrodite is a combination of the goddesses Isis and Aphrodite. She is garnished with a large crown, called a calathos, to emphasize her nudity and concern for marriage, childbirth, and rebirth.