EditorialLife-size statue of Saint Florian, the martyred saint and Roman legionary who is said to help against fire. From the church in Waldburg, Upper Austria.
EditorialVotive altar dedicated to the god Mars (depicted figure) by Marcus Coelius Celsus, most certainly a Roman legionary. 2nd century AD. Torre de Palma, Vaiamonte (ancient province of Lusitania). National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon. Portugal.
EditorialChalice (Ciborium); on the cup eight scenes from the Passion of Christ. Detail: the Descent from the Cross, a Roman legionary pulls a nail from Christ's foot. From Constance or Vienna, around 1325. Gilded copper, gilded silver, enamel. H: 37 cm.
EditorialLife-size statue of Saint Florian, the martyred saint and Roman legionary who is said to help against fire. From the church in Waldburg, Upper Austria.
EditorialAugustus, (63 B.C.-14 D.C.). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus of Prima Porta. White marble statue. 1st century. Detail of the breastplate carved in relief depicting the return of the Roman legionary eagles lost to Parthis by Mark Anthony (40...
EditorialAugustus, (63 B.C.-14 D.C.). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus of Prima Porta. White marble statue. 1st century. Detail with the breastplate carved in relief depicting the return of the Roman legionary eagles lost to Parthis by Mark Anthony (...
EditorialAugustus, (63 B.C.-14 D.C.). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus of Prima Porta. White marble statue. 1st century. Detail of the breastplate carved in relief depicting the return of the Roman legionary eagles lost to Parthis by Mark Anthony (40...
EditorialAugustus, (63 B.C.-14 D.C.). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus of Prima Porta. White marble statue. 1st century. Detail with the breastplate carved in relief depicting the return of the Roman legionary eagles lost to Parthis by Mark Anthony (...
EditorialFunerary stele of the Roman legionary Julius Tuttius, soldier of the Primigenia Legion, who died at 43 years old. Mid-1st century. Found in Cologne, Germany. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.
EditorialTerracotta antefix, Augustan, late 1st century B.C.?early 1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, H.: 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm), Terracottas, The palmette-shaped antefix is decorated with the butting heads of two billy goats. Such representations were popular ...
EditorialSardonyx cameo of a double capricorn with a portrait of the emperor Augustus, Early Imperial, Augustan, ca. 27 B.C.?A.D. 14, Roman, Sardonyx, gold, H. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm), Gems, The cameo bears a medallion with a portrait of Augustus supported on the ho...
EditorialRelief depicting a roman legionary. Marble. 2nd century AD. From a triumphal arch of Emperor Trajan. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany.
EditorialAugustus, (63 B.C.-14 D.C.). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus of Prima Porta. White marble statue. 1st century. Detail of the breastplate carved in relief depicting the return of the Roman legionary eagles lost to Parthis by Mark Anthony (40...
EditorialAugustus, (63 B.C.-14 D.C.). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus of Prima Porta. White marble statue. 1st century. Detail with the breastplate carved in relief depicting the return of the Roman legionary eagles lost to Parthis by Mark Anthony (...
EditorialChalice (Ciborium); on the cup eight scenes from the Passion of Christ. Detail: the Descent from the Cross, a Roman legionary pulls a nail from Christ's foot. From Constance or Vienna, around 1325. Gilded copper, gilded silver, enamel. H: 37 cm.
EditorialLife-size statue of Saint Florian, the martyred saint and Roman legionary who is said to help against fire. From the church in Waldburg, Upper Austria.
EditorialCoin with Roman Legionary badge of Capricorn, Roman, c290. Roman coin showing Capricorn, a goat with the tail of a fish, the 10th sign of the zodiac. Part of the training of Roman troops was the instilling of a sense of regimental pride which created a...