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Nero and Agrippina the Younger, aureus with obverse portraits.
Coins; Money; Metalwork; Goldwork; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Women; Empresses; Mothers; Families; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Hairstyles; Inscriptions; Names
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Nero, from the Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Hairstyles
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Galba, sestertius with obverse portrait.
Coins; Money; Metalwork; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Wreaths; Inscriptions; Names
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Domus Aurea (Golden House of Nero), Rome, Italy, octagonal hall, plan and section.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Castles & palaces; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Halls; Architectural elements;Structural elements; Domes; Ceilings; Light; Lighting; Vaults (Architecture); Stairways; Plans;...
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Vitellius, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Hairstyles; Obesity
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Domitian, from Rome, Italy, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Hairstyles
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Theater and Piazzale delle Corporazioni (Forum of the Corporations), Ostia, Italy.
Architecture; Archaeological sites; Ruins; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Social & civic facilities; Cultural facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Courtyards; Columns; Doric order; Ionic order; Architectural...
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Apotheosis of Caesar, "Belvedere Altar."
Sculpture; Altars; Propaganda; Men; Women; Children; Boys; Youth; Families; Rulers; Dictators; Consuls; Government officials; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Myths; Legends; Gods; Clothing & dress; Gestures;...
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Aqua Claudia and Aqua Anio Novus, Rome, Italy, reconstruction.
Architecture; Aqueducts; Hydraulic facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Arches; Arcades (Architectural components); Structural frames; Structural systems; Reconstructions; Conjectural works; Drawings; Architectural drawings;...
“A reconstruction cross-section of the arcade and channels of the Aqua Claudia, with the channel of the Aqua Anio Novus on top.” (caption, p.131)
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Tiber River, aerial view, from Ostia to Rome, with Portus to the north.
Illustrations; Drawings; Reconstructions; Conjectural works; Aerial views; Bird's-eye views; Rivers; Bodies of water; Canals; Basins (Bodies of water); Harbors; Lighthouses; Cities & towns; Streets; Roads
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Rome, Italy, reconstruction of city life and urban housing, eary empire.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Apartments; Apartment houses; Housing; Streets; Cities & towns; City & town life; Domestic life; Reconstructions; Conjectural works; Drawings; Architectural drawings;...
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Theater of Marcellus, Rome, Italy, reconstruction and cut-away.
Architecture; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Cultural facilities; Social & civic facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Roofs; Facades; Walls; Arches; Arcades (Architectural components); Columns; Capitals (Columns);...
Dedicated in 13 or 11 BC. (p.186); "The structure was 150 metres (490 feet) in diameter, though its seating capacity was probably only 14,000." (p.186)
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Theater of Marcellus, Rome, Italy, facade detail, upper Ionic architectural order framing the arcades.
Architecture; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Cultural facilities; Social & civic facilities; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Facades; Walls; Arches; Arcades (Architectural components); Columns; Capitals (Columns); Ionic...
Dedicated in 13 or 11 BC. (p.186)
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Domitian, bronze equestrian statue, reworked with head of Nerva.
Sculpture; Equestrian statues; Metalwork; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; Upper class; People associated with politics & government; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military personnel; Clothing & dress;...
“Detail from a bronze equestrian statue of the emperor Domitian, which was raised from the sea floor near Miseno. After the emperor’s violent death and the subsequent declaration of a damnatio memoriae – the abolition of his memory – the...
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Nero (obverse), Roma (reverse), coin.
Coins; Money; Metalwork; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Hairstyles; Wreaths; Crowns; Headgear; Women; Goddesses; Myths; Legends; Fictitious characters; Supernatural...
"The obverse of the coin shows a portrait of Nero [...]. The reverse side depicts the helmeted goddess Roma seated on a captured throne; the figure of Victory rises from her right hand, while her left hand, resting on a shield, holds a short...
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Map: Roman sites in Italy, France, and Spain, 1st and 2nd centuries CE.
Maps; Cities & towns; Seas; Rivers; Oceans; Bodies of water
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

House of Augustus, Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy, Room of the Masks (room 5), east and south walls, Second Style mural paintings.
Architecture; Buildings; Castles & palaces; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Walls; Murals; Paintings; Optical illusions; Columns; Perspective; Masks
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Augustus seated among gods and personifications, scyphus from Boscorale [Boscoreale cup].
Drinking vessels; Tableware; Silverware; Silverwork; Metalwork; Storytelling; Men; Emperors; People associated with politics & government; Rulers; Upper class; Gods; Goddesses; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Myths; Legends;...
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Triumph of Tiberius, scyphus from Boscorale [Boscoreale cup].
Drinking vessels; Tableware; Silverware; Silverwork; Metalwork; Storytelling; Parades & processions; Victory celebrations; Victories; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Generals; Military...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Triumph of Titus, procession through Rome of the spoils of war from the sack of Jerusalem in AD 70, reconstruction.
Parades & processions; Military parades & ceremonies; Ticker tape parades; Rites & ceremonies; Victories; Victory celebrations; Celebrations; War; Reconstructions; Illustrations; Conjectural works; Drawings; Architectural drawings;...
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