Roman Emperors

With his backgrouond, it is thought he influenced the aesthetic style produced by the woodcuts The German text on the verso mentions Titus, Vespahanus (Vespasian), and Nero, referrin...

By Imperial decree, it was solely for the use of the Roman emperors and the Imperial family. It comes from a single mountain in Egypt: Mons Porphyrites at Djebel Dukhan, high up in t...

Dürer was the most influential German artist of his time, serving as court artist to both Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and his successor Charles V.

Circa 1960s, 22k ring and circa 364 AD 22k Roman coin. This delightful 4th- century Roman coin ring features Emperor Valens.

It was originally built around 30 BC, during the reign of Augustus Caesar (also known as Octavian), the first Roman emperor, who is responsible for converting Rome from a republic to...

He was then sent to Vienna to discuss the French Revolution with Marie Antoinette’s brother the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. Before du Plessis reached Vienna, Joseph II died and he ...

The whole complex was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1984 with the Temple of Bacchus being one of the best preserved Roman temple ruins. It was probably commissioned by Rom...

The temple has been modified on the same site starting as far back as the Middle Kingdom, and continuing right up until the time of the Roman emperor Trajan. The existing structure b...

It bears quite the elevated status as it is the color worn and represented by Roman emperors, monarchs, and princesses! Concerning this majestic violet vase, Royalty seems fitting!

Thus he has depicted on the lower body door-leaves the Roman emperor Tiberius, famous for his military skills and his numerous victories.

This old master’s original prints shows a precious piece of the Borghese's collection, the marble bust of the Roman emperor Settimio Severo represented in neoclassical style and with...

This aesthetic was also very much in tune with the prevailing taste at the Prague court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, and indeed the inventory of the emperor's estate, drawn up af...

Philae became a powerful symbol of the endurance of Egyptian religious tradition, even under Greek and Roman rule. The temple complex was developed mainly during the Ptolemaic dynast...

It was completed in 134 AD by Roman Emperor Hadrian. Spaning the Tiber River, the bridge is famous for the statues of St.

Grand luxuriously appointed design, featuring refined, highly sophisticated decoration on all sides, rare precious woods and exotic materials, including scarce diamond-shaped blue la...

The map illustrates regions closely associated with Roman expansion under emperors such as Trajan, whose conquest of Dacia represented one of the empire’s greatest territorial achiev...

During the first century AD the town was named Caesarea by the Roman emperor Tiberius, later becoming famous as the birthplace of St Basil the Great who was one of the Church Fathers.

During the first century AD the town was named Caesarea by the Roman emperor Tiberius, later becoming famous as the birthplace of St Basil the Great who was one of the Church Fathers.

This old master’s original prints shows a precious piece of the Borghese's collection, the marble bust of the Roman philosopher and writer and one of the "good Roman Emperor" (accord...

The wooden throne was a gift from Holy Roman Emperor Charles the Bald to Pope John VIII in 875.  

In the 1220s Frederick, the German king, Roman emperor (from 1220), and successor of the Norman kings in Sicily, established an Islamic colony which included a number of blacks at Lu...

One of the most important collections of his drawings-studio is published by him in Rome, under the direction of Andrea Pfeffel in 1740-1744, with the title Architectures and Perspec...

Magnificent 18K yellow gold statement ring, expertly crafted in Italy and set with an authentic ancient Roman coin of Emperor Theodosius. The ring is a size 5 and measures 17 mm acro...

The temple’s hypostyle hall was completed under Roman emperors including Claudius and Vespasian.

This old master’s original prints shows a precious piece of the Borghese's collection, the marble bust of the Roman emperor Tiberius represented in a neoclassical style and with the ...

It was constructed by the Roman Emperor Augustus in 15 BCE and was dedicated to Isis (the great mother goddess, goddess of magic, motherhood, and fertility, revered as the ideal moth...

Crowned in Diamonds — Diamond Pave Laurel Leaf Wreath Eternity Band in 14K Solid Yellow Gold Details:- Item Code :- RIMJOS-731 Material - 14K Solid Yellow Gold Diamond Weight - 0.62...

It was named for the reigning Roman emperor Tiberius. From the second through the tenth centuries CE, Tiberias was the largest Jewish city in the Galilee, and a political and religio...

The background to the controversy was the wave of persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian. At that time some Church leaders - unwilling to endure torture or death ...

Large, original antique print of the Tropaeum Alpium, a Roman trophy (tropaeum) celebrating the emperor Augustus's decisive victory over the tribes who populated the Alps.

A martyr of the 4th century, she refuses to marry the Roman emperor Maximin, who condemns her to the torture of the wheel.

Amidst the atmosphere of the first wave of libelles, the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph came to call on his sister and brother-in-law on 18 April 1777.

This year was marked by the persecution of soldiers who had embraced the Christian faith by the Roman emperor Diocletian.   On hearing of the imprisonment of forty Christians in Laur...

The same practice of mounting cameos in jewellery was then continued by the Ancient Romans, and they are known to have been worn by many a Roman emperor.

The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two br...

The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two br...

The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two br...

The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two br...

The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two br...

The full-length portrait statue is of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Augustus is depicted barefooted and is intended to be a divine representation, as this w...

The peculiarity of the intaglio lies also in the fact that the instrument is accompanied by two butterflies, symbol of the soul and its transition between the earthly and spiritual w...

A masterfully carved 19th-century onyx cameo portrays the regal profile of an African man, its refined contours echoing the timeless dignity of ancient Roman coinage—reminders of emp...

One of the first known examples of cased glass, the Portland Vase, dates from the reign of Roman emperor Caesar Augustus.” The first outer layer of the Lenti vase consisted of a seri...

One of the first known examples of cased glass, the Portland Vase, dates from the reign of Roman emperor Caesar Augustus.” The first outer layer of the Lenti vase consisted of a seri...

Highly stylised in a neoclassical manner, it is possibly a tribute to a Roman noble or emperor. The unknown figure looking left has flowing hair adorned with jewels.

At festivals in his honor, simulated battles were held between priests and the people in which they beat each other with sticks. During Roman times, Emperor Tiberius was depicted on ...

Background: Saint George lived in the late 3rd century, under Diocletian's rule of the Roman Empire, an emperor who harshly persecuted Christians.

The chess set is completed with a rare early 20th century solid bronze novelty chess set, which is in a form taken from Roman Italy with an emperor and empress, classical horses, sta...

You can notice the king and queen of Lydda watching everything from the castle's balcony, while Christ Pantocrator is watching over from heaven. St. George was a Roman soldier; he su...

Profile of a relatively young man, with wavy hair, divided into locks, reminiscent of ancient Roman portraits of certain emperors (Julio-Claudian dynasty, for example).

Augustus of Prima Porta was also known as Julius Caesar. A Roman statesman and military leader, he became the first Emperor of the Roman Empire.

Large, original antique print of the Tropaeum Alpium, a Roman trophy (tropaeum) celebrating the emperor Augustus's decisive victory over the tribes who populated the Alps.

The Arch of Titus, a 1st-century Roman triumphal arch commemorating Emperor Titus’s victories, serves here as both a physical and symbolic threshold—linking classical antiquity to th...

The original Augustus of Prima Porta (Italian: Augusto di Prima Porta) is a 2.03 m high marble statue of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire, was discovered on Apr...

Established around 20 CE, it was named in honour of the second emperor of the Roman Empire, Tiberius. In 2019 it had a population of 44,779.

Original antique print of the Tropaeum Alpium, a Roman trophy (tropaeum) celebrating the emperor Augustus's decisive victory over the tribes who populated the Alps.

The term “soldo” derives from the Latin word “solidus,” which was a Roman gold coin introduced by Emperor Constantine in 309 AD.