Cinzia Genovese

For #ReliefWednesday we find a panel from a long-demolished #arch which shows the culmination of a triumphal procession: a sculpture of remarkable solemnity and grace, a pause between the bloody war that brought the triumph and the bloody sacrifice in thanks for it. #Rome

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A #Pompei scoperta straordinaria, riaffiora intatto il Termopolio della Regio V. Dai lapilli riemerge l’antica mensa con immagini tridimensionali di animali. Dagli Scavi nuovi importanti documenti per la ricerca. beniculturali.it/pompeitermopol… / #MiBACT #pompeii @pompeii_sites

Thermopolium of Regio V, one of the snack bars at Pompeii, with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, which had previously been partially excavated in 2019, re-emerges in its entirety, with other decorative still lifes, food residues, animal bones and victims of the eruption.

Il mio elogio all'artista per questo unico pezzo d'arte da collezione dall'incisione perfetta in ogni minimo dettaglio; Grazie per il coraggio che, nonostante la crisi che ha colpito duramente l'artigianato, avete dimostrato con le vostre meravigliose creazioni uniche al mondo!!!

Castel S.Angelo (1925 ca) Vista dal cielo del Castello, mancano alcuni edifici alle sue spalle, ma sono ancora in piedi le casermette di Urbano VIII. Verranno demolite in seguito al restauro di mura e fossato operato negli anni '30. 😮

I sotterranei di San Martino ai Monti lelloblog.it

Detail, Allegory of the River Nile from the Chiaramonti Sculpture Gallery. The Nile surrounded by sixteen children that represent the flooding of the river. #VaticanMuseums

Today 31BC Battle of Actium: decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian's forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece.

The corridor where presumably emperor Caligula was murdered by his praetorian guards in the Palatine hill.

Although their main duty was to protect the Emperor and his family, the Praetorian Guard also served a variety of other functions: policing events in Rome, fire-fighting and quelling peacetime unrest throughout Italy.

Augustus' public last words were, "Behold, I found Rome of clay, and leave her to you of marble." His actual last words were "Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit." Whilst he had an ego, it was arguably justifiable as he ushered in a peace that lasted 200 years

Panorama dalla cupola di San Pietro (1900 ca) romaierioggi.it/panorama-dalla…