Greek Crete Roman Architecture Hersonius Roman Mosaic Fountain

Greek Crete Roman Architecture Hersonius Roman Mosaic Fountain

The Roman fountain of Hersonisos is located on the Greek island of Crete in the shape of a pyramid. It is covered in mosaics depicting the motifs of the sea: fishermen, boats, sea snakes, squid, ducks and fish. The fountain was built in the 4th century, when Hersonius (Hersonissos) was an important Roman port.
Roman marble statue of Hera Borgese

Roman marble statue of Hera Borgese

This statue represents the goddess of love Aphrodite, originating from MonteCalvo in the 2nd century AD, and is currently housed in the Nie Karlsberg Sculpture Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. This sculpture is a Roman marble replica of a classical Greek bronze statue.
Marble statue of the dying Gauls in ancient Rome

Marble statue of the dying Gauls in ancient Rome

The 'Dying Gauls', also known as the' Dying Galatians' or 'Dying Gladiators', is an ancient Roman marble half recumbent statue currently housed in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. This statue is a replica of a Greek sculpture, originally made of copper and dating back to the Hellenistic period (323-31 BC, 1633)
Roman marble statue "The Girl Who Throwed the Bone"

Roman marble statue "The Girl Who Throwed the Bone"

The Bone Throwing Girl is a statue depicting a young girl playing a game of bone craps. This ancient Roman marble statue dates back to about 1500 AD and was restored in the 18th century by Italian sculptor Giuseppi Angelini(1735-1811). The statue was originally a collection of Charles Townley, which he described as a figure of Diana lying down in a tight dress with her left hand supporting her body and her right hand extending forward.