Images Dated 12th March 2007 (page 8)

Roman mosaic of a ram, a cow and calf, 4th century AD. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Vestal virgin, Roman, 1st century AD. A priestess dedicated to Vesta, goddess of the hearth in Rome. From the Vatican Museum

Sacrifice scene from the Ara Pacis, Rome, 9 BC. The Ara Pacis Augustae, an altar to Peace, was commissioned to commemorate the establishment of peace in the Roman Empire following the victories of

Etruscan or Roman sword. Artist: A Lorenzini
Etruscan or Roman sword. From the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, Rome

Childrens cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Many archaeologists believe that the Carthaginians practised child sacrifice

Roman mural, House of the Vettii Pompeii, Italy
Roman mural, House of the Vettii, Pompeii, Italy

Person killed by the Pompeii eruption, 79 AD. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD killing the people of the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Mosaic of a satyr and nymph, House of Faun, Pompeii, Italy

Agon, statue from the Roman period, Madhia, Tunisia. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Etain, statue from the Roman period, Madhia, Tunisia. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Roman female hairstyle, 54-68 AD

Roman decumanus. Artist: A Lorenzini
Roman decumanus. A decumanus was an east to west road in a Roman or Gallo-Roman city

Ceramic vase in the shape of an anthropomorphic head, El Aouja, Tunisia. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Quadriga, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Heads of dignitaries, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Money, Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Roman statue, Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome. Artist: A Lorenzini
Roman statue, Temple of Mars Ultor, Rome

Lions, from Kerkouane, Tunisia, 3rd century BC. Kerkouane was a Punic city in north-eastern Tunisia. It was abandoned c250 BC during the First Punic War and was never rebuilt by the Romans

Carthaginian masks, Tunisia, 4th-3rd century BC. Cathage was settled by Phoenician settlers from Tyre in 814 BC. The city became the centre of a powerful empire that rivalled Rome for control of

Coastal Roman ruins, Tunisia, 3rd century AD. Tunisia became part of the Roman Empire after the Battle of Carthage in 146 BC. The territory became important as a supplier of grain to Rome

Head of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar (c100-44 BC) was one of Romes most capable generals, as demonstrated by his conquest of Gaul in the 50s BC

Statue of the chaste Venus, from Carthage. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunisia

Ara Pacis, Rome, 9 BC. The Ara Pacis Augustae, an altar to Peace, commissioned to commemorate the establishment of peace in the Roman Empire following the victories of the Emperor Augustus in Spain

Roman thermopodium, 3rd Century AD. Artist: A Lorenzini
Roman thermopodium, 3rd Century AD. A thermopodium was a form of Roman stove

Detail of one of the hands from a statue of the Roman Emperor Titus. Artist: A Lorenzini
Detail of one of the hands from a statue of the Roman Emperor Titus. Titus (40-81 AD) succeeded his father Vespasian as Emperor in 79

Ishtar Gate, Babylon
Ishtar Gate, c575 BC. Reconstruction in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, of the eighth gate to the inner city of Babylon built by Nebuchadnezzar II in c575 BC

The Basilica Aemilia, Rome, Italy. Artist: A Lorenzini
The Basilica Aemilia, Rome, Italy. Ruins of a civil basilica in the Forum Romanum. It was built in 179 BC

Right hand from a colossal statue of Emperor Constantine, 330 AD. From the Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome

Roman Theatre, 41-54 AD
Roman theatre, Ephesus, Turkey, 41-54 AD

Egyptian Fayum portrait of a man, Roman Period. 2nd century AD. Fayum are personalised mummy portraits that were produced in Egypt during the Roman period, from the 1st to the 3rd century

Mural of Mercury, Pompeii, Italy. Erotic portrait of a figure with an erection

Relief depicting Roman shields and armour

Roman Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, 2nd century AD. Interior with columns. Baalbek, in Lebanons Bekaa Valley, was known as Heliopolis, the City of the Sun

Arch of Titus, Rome, Italy, 1st century AD. The arch commemorates the capture and sack of Jerusalem by the Roman emperor Titus (39-81) in 70 during the Jewish revolt against Roman rule

Head of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Artist: A Lorenzini
Head of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Tiberius (42 BC-37 AD) was the Second Emperor of Rome, succeeding Augustus in 14 AD. From the National Museum, Rome

The Paleastra, Roman Baths, Bath, 50 AD. The Roman Baths complex is a site of historical interest in the English city of Bath

Legionaries, Trajans Column, Rome, Italy. Artist: A Lorenzini
Legionaries, Trajans Column, Rome, Italy. Trajans Column was raised by Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Senate

The Arch of Septimus Severus, Rome, 203 AD. Triumphal arch for displaying the military victories of the Roman Emperor Septimus Severus

The Portland Vase, c5-25 AD. Roman glass cameo vase. A partially clothed woman reclining under a tree. The general subject of the vase is love and marriage with a mythological theme

Roman mosaic, 6th century AD. Located in the Bardo Museum, Portugal

Mosaic from a Roman villa, Montreal, Dordogne and Atlantic Coast, France

Head of Trajan, Roman Emperor, 98-117 AD. Located in the National Museum of Portugal

Roman vase, 350-450 AD. Located in the Budapest Museum

Egyptian head, 75-100 AD. Located in the Budapest Museum

Inside the Colosseum, Rome, Italy. 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, 000 spectators

Roman sarcophagus with the legend of Selene and Endymion, 230-235 AD. From the Louvre, Paris

Bronze head of the Emperor Hadrian, 2nd century AD
Bronze head of Hadrien, 2nd century AD. Hadrian was Roman Emperor from 117 to 138. Although he did not enjoy a great deal of popularity at Rome, he was often fondly remembered outside of Italy

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Artist: A Lorenzini
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Italy. View of the dome with light shining from the hole in the roof. Built in the 2nd century during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian as a temple to all Romes gods

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