Roman Collection (page 100)

Roman mosaic of Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus, Pompeii, Italy, (1st century AD)
Roman mosaic of Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC, Pompeii, Italy, (1st century AD). Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 AD)

Upper tiers of The Colosseum, Rome. A Flavian amphitheatre built between 70 and 82 AD during the reigns of the emperors Vespasian, Titus and Domitian, the Colosseum could seat some 50

Marble bust of Nero, Roman, c54. Artist: Nero
Marble bust of Nero, Roman, c54

Map of Palestine based on ancient authors, c1830
Map of Palestine showing distances in Roman miles, based on various ancient authors and the Jerusalem Itinerary. Engraving c1830

Janus, Roman god and keeper of the gate of heaven, 1798
Janus, two-faced Roman god, keeper of the gate of heaven, 1798. Copperplate engraving

St Sebastian, Christian martyr, mid 19th century. Sebastian (dc288) was a Captain of the Praetorian Guard. The Emperor Diocletian ordered his execution but the archers ordered to carry out the task

Minerva chasing the vices from the garden of virtue, c1502. Artist: Andrea Mantegna
Minerva chasing the vices from the garden of virtue, c1502. Minerva, goddess of wisdom, one of the three chief Roman deities, was a patroness of arts and trades. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

English Druids being massacred by Roman soldiers, c50 AD (c1820). Druids were priests, teachers and judges of the Celtic peoples. They were suppressed by the Romans in around 50 AD

Aerial telegraph: ancient Roman signal towers, c1900. A basket containing fire was hung from an arm near the top of the tower and used to signal a message to the next tower in a chain

Statue of Thalia, Muse of Comedy. Roman, after a Greek model of 3rd-2nd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Polyhymnia, Muse of Sacred Song, Oratory, and Singing. Roman, after a Greek model of the mid 4th century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Double herm of Dionysus and Heracles. Roman, remodelled in modern times. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Apollo, Roman, 1st century, restored in the 18th century. Apollo was the Ancient Greek and Roman God of the Sun and Patron of the Fine Arts

Head of Asklepios. Roman, after a Greek model of the 4th century BC. Asklepios was the Ancient Greek God of medicine and healing. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, early 3rd century AD. Septimius Severus (146-211) was Emperor from 193 until his death

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Balbinus, second quarter of 3rd century. Balbinus (c165-238) was emperor together with Pupienus for three months in 238

Portrait bust of a Roman Commander General, c mid 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of Lucilla, wife of the Roman Emperor Lucius Verus, c160-c170. Lucilla (c148-182) was the daughter of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger

Roman portrait head of a boy, last quarter of 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Roman female portrait head, the so called Syrian Lady, third quarter of 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of Lucius Verus, mid third quarter of 2nd century. Lucius Verus (130-169) was co-emperor of Rome with Marcus Aurelius from 161 until his death

Statue of Lucius Aelius, c mid 2nd century. Lucius Aelius (101-138) was the adopted son and chosen heir of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. He never became emperor as he died shortly before Hadrian

Statue of a Roman as a hero, 1st century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, early 3rd century AD. Septimius Severus (146-211) was Emperor from 193 until his death

Portrait of Domitia Longina, wife of the Roman Emperor Domitian, late 1st century. The youngest daughter of the general and consul Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo

Portrait bust of a Roman, first half of 3rd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Philip the Arab, c mid 3rd century. Marcus Julius Philippus Augustus, known as Philip the Arab (c204-249) was declared Emperor after the death of Gordian III

Statue of Antoninus Pius, third quarter of 2nd century. Antoninus Pius (86-161) was Roman Emperor from 138-161. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of a youth, first half of 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Caryatid. Roman, after a Greek model of the 5th century BC. Caryatids were carved female figures used to fulfil the role of a column or pillar in Ancient Greek architecture

Portrait of Cornelia Salonina, wife of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, mid 3rd century. Cornelia Salonina was the wife of Gallienus

Portrait of the Roman Emperor Gallienus, 3rd century. Gallienus (c218-268) was Emperor with his father, Valerian, from 253 until 260

Roman bust of a Dacian tarabostes (nobleman), early 2nd century. A fragment of a monumental statue of a Dacian prisoner from Trajans Forum in Rome

Statue of Venus, Roman Goddess of Love. After a Greek statue of Aphrodite by Callimachus, or from the Polykleitos school of the late 5th century BC

Portrait of the young Caracalla, late 2nd or early 3rd century. The eldest son of Septimius Severus, Caracalla (188-217) was Roman Emperor from 211, initially ruling alongside his brother Geta

Portrait of Antoninus Pius, third quarter of 2nd century. Antoninus Pius (86-161) was Roman Emperor from 138-161. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Young Marcus Aurelius, third quarter 2nd century AD
Portrait of the Young Marcus Aurelius, third quarter of 2nd century AD. Marcus Aurelius (121-180) was Roman emperor from 161 until his death. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy. Roman, after a Greek model of the 2nd century BC. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Marcus Aurelius, second half of 2nd century. The torso is an 18th century Italian imitation of a 5th century Greek statue of an athlete

Female bust, 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of Antinous, mid 2nd century. Antinous (d130) was a Bithynian youth who was the favourite and companion of the Roman emperor Hadrian (76-138)

Bust of a young Roman, Ancient Rome, early 2nd century. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Bust of a Lictor, Roman, early 2nd century. Lictors were a class of Roman civil servant, effectively bodyguards for magistrates. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Portrait of the Emperor Tiberius, first quarter of 1st century. Tiberius (42 BC-37 AD) was the Second Emperor of Rome, succeeding Augustus in 14 AD

Portrait of Livia, Roman, second quarter of 1st century. Livia Drusilla (58 BC-29) was the third wife of the Emperor Augustus, mother of Tiberius and grandmother of Claudius

Bust of a Roman, supposedly Domitius Corbulo, first half of 1st century BC. Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (6-67) was a Roman general. He was the brother-in-law of the Emperor Caligula

Bust of Augustus, first half of 1st century BC. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 BC-14 AD) became one of a triumvirate of rulers after the death in 44 BC of Julius Caesar, his great-uncle

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Nero as a youth, mid 1st century. Nero (37-68) became Emperor of Rome in 54. Tyrannical, debauched and extravagant

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