Images

Head of Gallienus from a colossal statue, found near the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, c. 253-268 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

Head of Vitellius, 69 CE, from Rome. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

Portrait of Nerva, between 96 and 98 CE. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

A portrait of Roman Emperor Vespasian, from Naples, c. 70 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

A portrait bust of Vespasian, from Minturnae (Minturno, Italy), 69-79 CE. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

A portrait bust of Vespasian, from Ostia, 69-79 CE. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

Statue of an emperor, heavily restored by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi as a portrait of emperor Galba. (Sala Rotonda Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museums)

Colossal bust of the emperor Vespasian, 69-79 CE, from Rome. (Neues Museum, Berlin)

A map of Lake Titicaca in South America, located between Peru and Bolivia. For ancient Andean peoples the lake was a sacred site and considered the centre of the cosmos and place of original creation.

A traditional totora reed raft on Lake Titicaca. For several pre-Columbian cultures, including the Incas, the lake was considered the centre of the cosmos and place of creation.