Res Classicae

Salvēte/χαίρετε. I am interested in Ancient Rome and Greece.

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Dancing figures fresco, Pompeii, 1st century AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

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Bronze torso from an equestrian statue wearing a cuirass, Greek or Roman, 2nd century BC–2nd century AD, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Bronze support for a mirror, Greek, 4th century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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A Pompeian fresco showing two Lares holding a rhyton and situla, a Genius offering at an altar, a flute-player, a servant with a vase, and another leading a pig to the altar. Below: an altar with fruits and eggs between two snakes.

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Dressing scene of a priestess, fresco from Herculaneum, 1st century AD, National Archeological Museum of Naples.

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Leda, Queen of Sparta
Roman, 1st century AD, Getty Museum.

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Marble statue of an old woman, Roman, AD 14–68, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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@tommydragna Americans think this too. The founders were heavily inspired by the Roman Republic. The fresco that adorns the inner dome of the Capitol depicts George Washington surrounded by Roman deities as he ascends to becoming a god. https://t.co/DCmxlg6Ax5

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Bust of Nero as pharaoh, Roman, 1st century AD, Department of Egyptian Antiquities of the Louvre.

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Cupid and Psyche, fresco from Pompeii, AD 60-79, Naples Archaeological Museum.

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@empireandfall It was auctioned at Christie's.

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Roman Cavalry Helmet, AD 125-175.

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Marble head of a Greek general, 1st–2nd century AD, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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@tommydragna Hic sum 🫡

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Cameo fragment with Zeus/Jupiter astride an eagle, Greek or Roman, 1st century BC–1st century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Greek Bronze Lion Shield Blazon, circa 400-300 BC, Christie's.

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Marble statue of a wounded Amazon, Roman, 1st–2nd century AD, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Limestone relief head of a Persian, Greek, Tarentine, 4th century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Marble altar depicting the Greek myth of Kleobis and Biton.

Their mother, Cydippe, priestess of Hera, prayed that her sons receive the greatest gift the gods could bestow. Hera answered by granting them a peaceful death in their sleep at the height of their youth and strength.

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Zeus, king of the gods, enthroned in the clouds with thunderbolt and scepter, Eros at his shoulder. 1st-century AD Roman fresco. Photo: ArchaiOptix.

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@visualsancients 😂