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Marble bust of Roman Emperor Caligula, 40 AD (Getty Villa,Malibu,CA,USA)

Fresco Panel Depicting Dionysos and Ariadne, between 1 and 79 CE. Nude but for the drapery swirling around them, Bacchus and his consort Ariadne walk with arms entwined against a plain white background, as if floating. Ariadne lifts a...

More than 2,000 years ago, extremely wealthy Romans lived on the sunny shores of the Bay of Naples at Pompeii and in opulent villas nearby, unconcerned about Mount Vesuvius in the distance. Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), Augustus (r. 27 BCE...

Hadrian’s Villa near Tivoli, Italy, is an opulent, sprawling garden-villa covering some 120 hectares (296 acres). It was built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE) between 125-134 CE for use as his country estate, although the land may have originally...

The Verige Roman Villa is a villa rustica located in the bay of Verige off the coast of Istria, within the Brijuni National Park in Croatia. The construction of the villa began in the 1st century BC, reaching its heyday in the 1st century...

The Moselle Valley is Germany's oldest winegrowing region. The Romans brought viticulture to this area and planted vines along the Moselle River 2000 years ago. After settling the region c. 50 BCE and establishing the city of Trier (Augusta...

The Maritime Theatre at Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli (Italy) was a complex with 35 room built on a circular island surrounded by a moat. It is generally thought to have been dedicated to Hadrian’s personal use.

The Roman Villa Longuich is a partial reconstruction of a villa urbana in Germany near Trier. The villa was built in the 2nd century CE and was 110 metres (360 ft) by 28 metres (91 ft) in size. However, only a small part of it has been excavated...

The Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii owes its fame to the exquisite wall paintings that cover the walls of one of its reception rooms. A mysterious scene with life-size figures in the Second Pompeian Style seems to depict the initiation...

Roman Emperor Commodus, or Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, was emperor from 177-192. His brutal misrule precipitated civil strife that ended 84 years of stability and prosperity within the empire. This marble bust...