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Latin inscription about an ancient Roman fort and settlement in modern-day Aqaba, southern Jordan, Roman Period, 293-303 CE, discovered in 2013. It weighs about 225 kilograms and was mounted on the fort's main gate...

Roman stonemasons made altars and other monumental masonry as well as other buildings. This altar is dedicated to the Roman emperor by army units and shows the skill of the masons in both lettering and decoration...

This is an amazing example of one of the earliest examples of Greek writing, dating to the 8th C. BC. It is written "boustrophedon", which means, rather than being read as English is, from left...

The God Mercury was one of the Dii Consentes (12 major deities in the Pantheon of ancient Rome; 6 gods and 6 goddesses). Mercury was the god of financial gain, commerce, messages, and travelers. Some altars are official...

A Roman stele with an epitaph from the ancient town of Potaissa in Dacia (present-day Turda, Romania). It was made between c.151-270 CE. Height: 205 cm (80.7 in) Width: 77 cm (30.3 in) Depth: 17 cm...

A bronze tablet dedicated to Sextus Pompeius Maximus, chief priest of the cult of Mithras and president of a guild of ferrymen. The tablet was given by fellow priests of Mithras. Above the text are a bust...

Blocks carrying a Latin inscription of the imperial forum of Roman Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain. 1st century CE.

Memorial dedicated to Titus Flavius Fruendus by his heirs. Titus Flavius Fruendus and his three heirs were frumentarii (literally, corn-officers) in the 8th and 22nd legions. They served on detached duty...

Tombstone of a sailor in the Roman fleet at Misenum, raised by his wife Valeria Primilia. It records that he was Italian born (Roman citizen) and that he died at the age of 35 after having served in the navy for...

Tombstone of a sailor in the Roman fleet at Misenum. 2nd century CE. It records that he died aged 30 and was originally from the Roman province of Asia, roughly today's western Turkey. (Museo dei Campi Flegrei, Naples...