Rare life-sized statues of toga-clad couple found in Pompeii tomb
Life-sized statues of a man and a woman were discovered in a tomb in Pompeii, researchers said, thousands of years after a deadly volcano wiped out the ancient Roman city . Researchers say the nearly ...
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Archaeologists Uncover Two Nearly Life-Size Statues Carved Into the Wall of a Tomb in Ancient Pompeii
Two nearly life-size statues have been discovered inside a cemetery in Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by Mount ...
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Life-Size Statues Found Carved Into The Wall Of A Necropolis Just Beneath The Main Entrance Gate To Pompeii
"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno ...
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Mosaic of Roman farmer with cattle and plow
The social structure of ancient Rome was based on heredity ... Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple toga, while senators could wear a white toga with the latus clavus, a broad purple ...
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Life in the Roman Empire
They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to be ... In other contests the animals were killed by gladiators. The toga, a large piece of cloth that was draped over a tunic ...