Images Dated 1st April 2009

Portonaccio sarcophagus

Roman Art. Italy. Portonaccio sarcophagus. Dated in the 2nd century. Tomb of a Roman general who participated in the German campaigns against Germanic barbarians with the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the years 172-175. From Villa delle Pietralata. Portonaccio. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome

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Altar of Mars and Venus. rome. italy

Roman art. Italy. Altar of Mars and Venus in marble lunense. Roman artwork of the end of the reign of Trajan (98-117 ), later re-used under the Hadrianic era (117-132) as a base for a statue of Silvan. Portico of the Piazzale delle Corporazioni (Ostia). Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome

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