For #MosaicMonday the #Roman Mosaic of the Four Seasons in the House of Dionysos at Volubilis, one of the largest archaeological sites in #Morocco.
Dating 3rd century AD

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Photo: mine

A #Roman enamelled copper alloy fibula (a decorative pin for fastening garments) in the shape of a #turtle. Dating 2nd century AD.

On display at Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

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Fascinating world of ancient #glass: an amazing yellow pitcher. The handle is terminating in an appliqué decorated with a head of a Bacchant, a follower of Bacchus, the god of wine. Such an appliqué is an appropriate decoration for a pitcher used to pour wine.

Dating about 50-75 AD.

https://www.cmog.org/artwork/pitcher-applique-bacchant

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A #Roman helmet found in Theilenhofen at the Upper German-Raetian Limes. It's not a parade helmet as often stated, but a pseudo-Attic cavalry battle helmet ot the Worthing/Theilenhofen variant.
Dating to the second half of the 2nd century AD.

On display Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg

Photo: mine

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New discovery: Archaeologists have found four #Roman swords dating from 1,900 years ago in a cave near the shore of the Dead Sea in Israel.

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☀️ The Pont du Gard is the highest known aqueduct bridge in the Roman world. It was designed to carry water from Uzès to the city of Nîmes over the Gardon river. Built in the 1st century AD, the top of the bridge rises 49 m above the river. 📸 Own photos.

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For #EpigraphyTuesday an amazing #Roman gold fibula (brooch) carrying the Latin inscription VTERE FELIX - use this happily, one of the most common inscriptions on Roman finger rings and fibulae.
From Ostrovany, Slovakia. Dating late 3rd century AD

Photo: KHM Wien

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☀️ For #MosaicMonday: Mosaic of fish displayed in the Museum of Alba la Romaine, France. It comes from the triclinium of a so-called "Pinard" domus of the Alba la Romaine archaeological site - a rich roman villa, where seven other mosaics were found. 📸 Own photos.
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☀️ Just for eye pleasure : this is a representation of Winter from a Dionysus #mosaic found in 1911 in a house of Fourvière hill in Lyon, France. The mosaic is dated to the 2nd-3rd cc and is now in the Lugdunum Museum. 📸 Own pic.
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We love the idea of #FindsFriday. So here’s ours fresh from the ground:
A lovely carved bone hairpin with a pine cone head. 2nd-3rd century. #RomanArchaeology

#TilesOnTuesday! Hoof marks of lambs or kids on a tile found in Pfongau/Austria
Tiles with imprints can be found all across the Roman empire, since tiles were laid out to dry in the open air ahead of firing, where animals could step on them.
Museum Salzburg

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New discovery: a richly decorated #Roman house unearthed at Pietrarossa di Trevi, Umbria/Italy.

https://www.vivoumbria.it/pietrarossa-di-trevi-lequipe-unipg-porta-alla-luce-nuovi-importanti-scoperte-sulla-villa-romana/?utm_source=ReviveOldPost&fbclid=IwAR0t0qAybTIcbOpbA17-FFnDjH3RqvwkTNkSflNNIHGyPhQyc_qn6OrXpl0

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For #RomanSiteSaturday the iconic Pont du Gard, Southern France. The #Roman aqueduct was built in the mid-1st century AD to supply water to the city of Nemausus, today's Nîmes, carrying it more than 50km.

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New discovery: Roman temple unearthed in Sarsina, Emilia-Romagna. It's probably the capitolium, which was dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. It was presumably erected in the 1st c. BC.

https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/archaeologie-roemischer-tempel-bei-ausgrabungen-in-der-emilia-romagna-entdeckt-li.381691

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☀️ For #ReliefWednesday: A 4th c. AD stele with a dedication of a wife to her deceased husband, Centurion of Cataphracti: "To the Manes and in eternal memory of Klaudius Ingemuus, Centurion of the Senior Cataphracti Horsemen, who died at the approximate age of 35. Candida raised this tomb to her cherished husband and dedicated under the Ascia".

Now in Lyon museum.  📸 Own pic.
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A #Roman wooden sword found in the civilian settlement of the Saalburg fort. It was probably a child's #toy influenced by the military in the nearby fort - maybe it belonged to a 'military brat' who liked to mimic the exploits of the father.

Photo: Römerkastell Saalburg

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A well-preserved example of a caliga – a #Roman soldiers' leather shoe with hobnails hammered into the leather sole, providing a good traction both in dirt and on rough surfaces. However, on smooth surfaces such as pavement, they were quite slippery.
Found in Mainz, dating 1st c. AD

Photo: Musée d'Archéologie nationale et domaine national de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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☀️ The theatre in Orange, France, is the only Roman theater in Europe to preserve its impressive scene wall: it is 103 meters long and 37 meters high. This theater is exceptionally well preserved and benefits from an extensive restoration program. 📸 Own pics.

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#TombTuesday with the gorgeous Necropolis on the way into #Ostia

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This Roman enamelled copper alloy flask in hexagonal shape was found in Welzheim at the Limes, the Roman frontier. The small vessel was a product of a workshop in Britain or Gaul and was presumably used to hold perfume.

Photo: Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg

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