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The oldest and most accepted group of foreign deities were the gods of ancient Greece. These gods had made their home in the Roman world at an early time, along with Greek art and literature.

The Roman writer Claudius Aelianus informs us ... We just need to keep in mind two important issues. Firstly, ancient ...

Ancient Roman people made these bronze coins. They show portraits of Roman leaders called emperors. These emperors were among the first people in the world to put their own faces on coins. When the ...

New Greek and Roman archaeological discoveries including a funerary building, portraits, mummies, and statues were made in ...

Driven by the novelty of her role as empress, Livia Drusilla, wife of Augustus, invented a visual language of female rank and status that was to have a profound impact on Roman art. The portrait ...

The Roman Jordan was no exception compared to the rest of the Near East during the Roman rule, as funerary portraits were displayed on a different media. “The choice of the commemorative ...

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English archaeologist Flinders Petrie was the last to find similar artwork when he discovered 146 mummy portraits at a Roman cemetery ... amid the ruins of the ancient city of Philadelphia ...