Images

The doorway of the Roman Temple of Vesta, 1st century BCE. (Tivoli, Lazio, Italy)

Marble bust of Roman Emperor Trajan, 112-115 CE. (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

The Mausoleum of Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, 6th century CE. (Ravenna, Italy)

A 2nd century CE bust of Roman emperor Hadrian. (Musée départemental de l’Arles antique, Arles, France)

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

2nd century AD marble bust of Aristotle (Museo Nazionale Romano,Palazzo Altemps,Rome).

A modern reconstruction of the ancient Greek musical instrument, the sistrum (rattle). (Museum of Ancient Greek Musical Instruments, Katakolon)

2nd century BCE marble sculpture of the Ancient Greek god of war Ares (Roman name: Mars). Ludovisi Collection, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome.

1st century BC bust of the ancient Greek goddess Hera (Ludovisi Collection, ex Cesi Collection, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome).

The Sphinx dedicated to the oracle of Delphi by the state of Naxos, c. 560 BCE. Originally, it was placed atop a 10 m tall Ionic column. (Delphi Archaeological Museum).