Rome

FOLDING STOOL

Detail, Centaur with Apollo and Aesculapius From a wall painting in Pompeii Museo Nazionale, Naples This folding stool, probably in bronze, has thin, curving, unadorned legs. It is based on a Hellenistic model....

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BRONZE TABLE

From the House of Julia Flex Pompeii National Museum Naples The round-top table with three animal legs is a form the Romans adopted from the Greeks. This elaborate example in bronze has clawed feet and animal legs which are connected with fancy scroll braces. Winged sphinxes support the decorated top....

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PORTA DEI BORSARI

Verona Probably third quarter of the 1st century This simple city gate with two entrances is decorated in an elaborate Baroque manner. The levels are contrasted and the details alternate throughout. Originally the gate had projecting towers at each end....

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SHOP FRONTS

Market of Trajan Rome c. 100-112 On the second level, facing the forum, is an arcade of shops....

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PERISTYLE

Palace of Diocletian Split c. 300 The peristyle is a ceremonial courtyard in front of the main residential entrance. The arches lead directly to the entrance-way. This is in the form of a triumphal arch capped with a temple pediment. The entire design enhances the lofty and solemn powers of the imperial throne....

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PONT DU GARD

Nîmes Late 1st century B.C. The familiar aqueduct provided water throughout the Empire. The three-tiered Pont du Gard transported water in its upper channel or specus for more than twenty-five miles. In building the 160-foot high aqueduct, no mortar was used in the masonry....

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1 Bible History Online "Images From The Past"

Coins, statues, busts, places, Reliefs and more...

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2. Images of Roman Emperors

Photos, coins, busts, etc. from around the net. Browsable Directory of Images. Bible History Online....

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