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Images of Ancient Rome

We started to gather prints, maps, drawings, photographs of ancient Rome and its culture. Any picture of Ancient Rome that gives a fresh angle on the beauty and meaning of “Rome” the Eternal city deserves investigating a little further: Customs, art, and civilisation.

This page includes more prints and pictures of ancient Rome beyond those contained in the first page of pictures of ancient Rome.

I have tried to keep the pictures in some sort of classification. This page is focused on places in Rome, clothing and other general items.
pictures of ancient Rome tends to contain military pictures.
maps of Ancient Rome is focused on maps of the city. Some are antique.
Roman Empire maps is focused on maps of the Roman Empire.

Ancient Rome book title lrg — Title page of an antique book on Ancient Rome. The antiquities of Rome have inspired every generation since the Empire itself – even the marauding Barbarians.

Ancient Rome map vlrg — An antique map of Ancient Rome.

Ancient Rome triumphal arch vlrg — An ancient Roman triumph parade through a triumphal arch like the arch of Constantine (this thumbnail is a section!) Several triumphal arches pictures are shown further below.

Ancient Rome pantheon lrg — An antique print of the Ancient Roman Pantheon in Rome.

Ancient Rome capitol lrg — An ancient Roman triumph parade through a triumphal arch like the arch of Constantine (this thumbnail is a section!) Several triumphal arches pictures are shown further below.

Ancient Rome crowns lrg — Ancient Roman crowns of honour. For example, Julius Caesar was awarded the crown of Oak leaves in his youth for the valor he showed in battle.

Ancient Rome circus lrg — Colosseum – an antique print

Roman gladiator history

Roman Coins — an antique print of Roman Coins

Ancient Roman Religion Beliefs — Portion of an antique print showing the Pantheon temple and a sacrificial procession

roman theatre mask — Roman theater mask

Ancient Rome funeral — Image of an emperor’s funeral in Ancient Rome

roman clothing stola — Drawing of a Roman woman wearing a Stola.

roman actress — Full length drawing of a clay figurine of a roman actress. Pompeii.

water sanitation ancient rome — A small well in a shop. Possibly to be used for sanitation or drainage.

roman wall opus reticulatum — “Opus Reticulatum” Roman wall faced with tufa bricks

tiber bridge — The Pons Aemilius bridge over the Tiber near the Tiber Island.

ancient roman roads — A roman road made with Basalt blocks. Notice the neatly paved edge.

roman foudations — An early Roman or even Etruscan wall made of stone blocks with no mortar.

Ancient roman road — Image of the basalt stone paving on an ancient roman road.

rome rostrum — A Roman ship’s rostrum. A number of rostra taken in battle were used to adorn a speaker’s corner in the Roman Forum

ancient roman ships — A roman ship with its crew.

Ancient Roman Clothing pallata — Ancient Roman Clothing – the lady’s “Palla”

Ancient Roman Clothing mercury — The Roman god Mercury wearing his stylish traveler’s hat.

toga palliatus — ncient Roman Clothing for men

toga praetexta — A patrician boy wearing the sacred toga Preatexta.

roman clothing7 military — Roman Commander

roman clothing toga — Picture of a Toga Praetexta with its thick purple stripe around the border.

Ancient Roman Clothing imperator chlamydatus — Image of the Emperor wearing a Chlamys and holding the orb as symbol of his power over the world.

Ancient Roman Clothing toga — An ancient Roman wearing a Toga

Ancient Roman Clothing stola — Antique print of a Roman lady wearing a Stola

Ancient Roman slave — A slave according to an antique print about Ancient Roman clothing

Etruscan fresco achilles lrg — An etruscan horseman, possibly an allusion to Achilles.

Etruscan frescoes triclinio lrg — Etruscan tomb painting of dancers and musicians

Etruscan fresco hunting fishing ok — Etruscan fresco of hunting and fishing.

Etruscan fresco boxers — Etruscan fresco of boxers and an augur

Roman Pantheon — An antique print of the Pantheon manipulated by computer to show up Architectural features.

Rome Pantheon lrg — What the Roman Pantheon looks like today.

Saint Peter — A view up the Tiber towards Castel St. Angelo and St. Peter’s

roman colosseum — Emperor Claudius’ amphitheatre. Like the Colosseum but a little smaller!

Circus Maximus in Rome — Print of the central partition dividing the track in the Circus Maximus in Rome. See next pic for the Obelisk.

Roman Chariots

Ancient Rome naval games — Ancient Rome naval games – Naumachia

The 13C BC Egyptian obelisk symbolizing the sun which stood in the centre of the Circus Maximus. Planted there by Emperor Augustus.

roman gladiator — A gladiator’s bronze helmet found at Pompeii

Ancient Rome Circus Maximus — A chariot race in Ancient Rome’s Circus Maximus – running over the competition at the Metae….

gladiator helmet L — Drawing of an ancient roman gladiator’s helmet

gladiator armor — The helmet was an essential element of armor for certain types of gladiator

Roman Gladiator Armor — A bronze gladiator’s shield

gladiators — Gladiators fighting at a funeral -Roman gladiator history

ancient etruscan chariot — An ancient Etruscan chariot for military parades. 6thC BC.

greek gladiator — A Greek Thracian Gladiator with spear and shield

roman merchant ship — A roman ship

A picture of an ancient Etruscan gladius sword.

greek armor — Picture of ancient Greek armor made of bronze

ancient greek helmet — Ancient Greek bronze helmet

roman theatre figurine — Clay figurine of a theatre character with tamborine

gladiator — A clay figurine of an ancient roman gladiator

roman theatre masks — Ancient roman theatre masks – from clay figurines

roman water pump — Sketch of an ancient roman water pump.

ancient roman theatre actor — Ancient roman clay figurine of a theatre character

theatre ancient rome

colosseum Rome — View of the Colosseum’s arches

Colosseum map — A top view of the Colosseum

colosseum plan — A section view of the Colosseum and below

gladiator fight colosseum — gladiator fight at the Colosseum with a Lanista judging the combat

gladiator animals colosseum — A gladiator defending himself from an attacking lion.

christian persecutions colosseum — A christian sent to death ab bestias.

venatio circus colosseum — A gladiator defending himself from wild beasts in the Circus Maximus

SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA — The triumphal arch of Titus. Built by his brother Domitian to commemmorate the taking of Jerusalem.

The river Tiber and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome — River Tiber and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome

Woodblock image from Foxe's book of Martyrs of a man burning at the stake in public display — Image taken from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs, printed at about the same time that Giordano Bruno was being burned at the stake in Rome in the year 1600.

Trajan's column makes history — Might Erik Verlinde consider this a worthy example of mixing information, time and space ? A column is made to defy gravity after all….

roman god Jupiter

Roman General Sulla — Ancient Roman Weapons

Roman Naval Games — Image of an ancient Roman ship known as a Quinquireme

Caesar lrg

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