The Pantheon Capital from the Pantheon The Pantheon (“Temple of All the Gods”) was originally built by Agrippa in 27 BCE, but it was destroyed by fire in 80 CE. It was rebuilt by Hadrian and still stands today in Rome. These marble capitals come from the interior of the Pantheon, one of the most […]
A Jewish uprising took place in 115-117 CE mainly among the Jewish diaspora in the Roman provinces during the reign of the Emperor Trajan. The revolt began in Cyrene, as a result of a certain Lukuas ordering the Jews to destroy pagan temples and attack the worshipers. The worshipers escaped to Alexandria, where they captured […]
Relief of Trajan The Emperor Trajan followed by his ka (life energy), smiting enemies, in the temple of the god of Khnum at Esna c. 115 CE Sunk relief in sandstone The rule of the last Egyptian pharaoh, Nectanebo II, came to an end in 342 BCE under the onslaught of the Persians. In 332 […]
Statue of Trajan Material- marble, height- 246 cm, origin- Utica (Tunesia). Trajanus (Trajan) was one of the most famous and successful Roman emperors. He reigned from 98 till 117 CE. Trajanus was a highly skilful strategist, and during his reign the Roman Empire expanded considerably. The more than life-sized statue shows the emperor as a […]
Coin of Trajan, showing his forum Coin of Trajan and his adoptive father, Nerva Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, commonly known as Trajan (September 18, 53 – August 9, 117), was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 98 until his death in 117. As a civilian administrator, Trajan is best known for his extensive public building […]
Marble bust of the emperor Trajan, Hadrian’s predecessor and guardian. The bust, one of many issued to commemorate the emperor Trajan’s Decennalia (tenth anniversary of his accession – he reigned AD 98-117), shows him in the style of a Hellenistic ruler, with his upper body bared and his head slightly turned. Trajan was born at […]
Cameo of Trajan and Plotina This double portrait shows the Roman emperor Trajan and his wife Plotina. The cameo is carved from a three-layered sardonyx, a type of precious stone. Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus, about AD 53–117), was a native of Italica in south-west Spain. His father had risen to prominence as a military commander […]
Hadrian’s Mausoleum Hadrian’s Mausoleum (Castel Sant’Angelo) and the Ponte Sant’Angelo, once the site of the Pons Aelius (Bridge of Hadrian) in Rome. Hadrian built the mausoleum to hold his ashes and they were placed there a year after his death in Baiae in 138, together with those of his wife Sabina, and his first adopted […]
Coin of Hadrian Gold coin from from the end of Hadrian’s reign, but shows him as a young man. On the reverse is Hadrian in military dress and holding spear, standing right between three standards. C. AD 132-134 or later. British Museum- Hadrian Empire and Conflict See also- Statue of Hadrian, 135 CE Bust of Hadrian, […]
Bust of Hadrian Hadrian, Roman emperor from 117 CE to 138 CE, ruthlessly quashed the Bar Kokba Revolt and resettled Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina. This bust is was found at the Villa Adriana, the Roman emperor Hadrian’s magnificent country residence near Tivoli, outside Rome. In ancient Rome, the dedication of public statues was governed by […]