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Marcus Aurelius, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Emperors; Rulers; Men; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Fasteners; Hairstyles; Beards; Mustaches
Discovered at Acqua Traversa (near Rome), 1674. "This bust, in nearly perfect condition, is characterized by the contrast between the light and brilliant skin of the face and the dark mass of hair, covered with concretions. Numerous grooves...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Piazzale delle Corporazioni (Forum of the Corporations), Ostia, Italy, statio of the merchants of Sabratha, mosaic floor.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Buildings; Markets; Commercial facilities; Mercantile facilities; Business districts; Office buildings; Business enterprises; Business & finance; Commerce; Offices; Rooms & spaces; Merchants;...
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Tomb of Annia Regilla, Via Appia, Rome, Italy.
Architecture; Buildings; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Death & burial; Monuments; Upper class; Ruins; Walls; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Roofs; Moldings; Windows; Pilasters;...
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Tomb of the Caetennii, Vatican cemetery, Rome, Italy, interior view.
Architecture; Buildings; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Death & burial; Families; Cemeteries; Rooms & spaces; Interiors; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations &...
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Tomb of the Pancratii, Via Latina, Rome, Italy, burial chamber.
Architecture; Buildings; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Death & burial; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Walls; Ceilings; Architectural elements; Arches; Vaults (Architecture); Murals; Paintings; Plasterwork; Architectural sculpture;...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail, showing emperor's campaigns against Germanic tribes.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
"Constructed between AD 180 and 196 on the northern part of the Campus Martius [...]" (caption, p.130)
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail, Romans battling Germans.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, general view.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
"Constructed between AD 180 and 196 on the northern part of the Campus Martius [...]" (caption, p.130)
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Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, Italy, pedestal, apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder, detail.
Architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Columns; Pedestals; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Sculpture; Details; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People...
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Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, Italy, pedestal, apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina the Elder.
Architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Columns; Pedestals; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Sculpture; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated...
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Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, Italy, pedestal, Decursio.
Architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Pedestals; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
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Funerary pyre of Antoninus Pius, reverse of an aureus of Marcus Aurelius.
Coins; Money; Metalwork; Goldwork; Rites & ceremonies; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Inscriptions
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

"The Praetorians Relief," close-up view of figures.
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"Antonine relief depicting the Praetorian Guard. This troop of imperial bodyguards [...]" (caption, p. 126)
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Sarcophagus with Roman general granting clemency.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Upper class; Men; Portraits; Generals; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Soldiers; Prisoners; Prisoners of war;...
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Sarcophagus with kline portrait of a woman, from Rapolla, near Melfi.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Upper class; Women; Portraits; Gods; Goddesses; Heroes; Cupids; Myths; Legends; Fictitious characters; Supernatural beings; Sitting;...
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Faustina the Younger, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Women; Empresses; Princesses; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Nobility; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles
Discovered near Tivoli (Italy). "Cut from a single block of marble, this bust of Faustina the Younger is notable for its excellent state of preservation, despite a few chips on the face, some damage to the drapery, and the modern restoration...
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Herod Atticus, front view.
Sculpture; Effigies; Portraits; Men; Philosophers; People associated with education & communication; Clothing & dress; Beards; Mustaches
"This effigy of the august man of letters was inspired by portraits of Greek philosophers from the fourth and third centuries B.C., but it remains true to the art of the Antonine portrait in its attempts to convey sensitivity and...
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Marcus Aurelius, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Fasteners; Hairstyles; Beards; Mustaches
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Antoninus Pius, from Lanuvium, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Fasteners; Hairstyles; Beards; Mustaches
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