Death of Actaeon red-figure plate

Red-figure plate showing a nude Acteon being attacked by three dogs. HIs sword is raised above his head in his right hand. His cloak is wrapped around his left forearm. He appears to grab one of the dogs around the neck with his left hand.
Date:
ca. 350–340 BCE
Image Credit:
Wikimedia: ArchaiOptix
Subject:
Actaeon

The Death of Actaeon Red-Figure Lekythos

A bearded Acateon flees right, looking back over his shoulder at Artemis. He is nude and being attacked by a pack of 7 dogs. Artemis, partially out of frame on the left, is gesturing toward Acateon with both arm outstretched. She is dressed in a peplos and a cap with her hair loose down her back.
Date:
ca. 480–470 BCE
Image Credit:
Wikipedia user Marsyas
Subject:
Artemis, Actaeon

Death of Actaeon red-figure nestoris

Actaeon, in mid-transformation, is surrounded by his 6 dogs, three of which are already attacking. He has sprouted the ears and antlers of a stag; his word is raised behind his head in his right hand. He is nude except for a cloak secured by a round broach at the neck. He has wrapped his it around his left arm, perhaps in defense. He is bleeding from bites to each leg and one on his torso. Artemis stands at the far left, almost out of frame
Agent:
The Dolon Painter
Date:
ca. 390–380 BCE
Image Credit:
Wikimedia: ArchaiOptix
Subject:
Actaeon, Artemis

Artemis and Actaeon red-figure belly amphora

Artemis stands facing right, left arm outstretched holding her bow and an unnocked arrow. She is facing Actaeon who is on his knees, left arm outstretched toward her. He is nude except for an animal skin cloak, perhaps a deer, the head of which lays on top of his. Three dogs are attacking him as a fourth prepares to lunge.
Agent:
Eucharides painter
Date:
ca. 480 BCE
Image Credit:
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Subject:
Actaeon, Artemis

Red-Figure Askos of Dog chasing Fox

Attic red-figure askos. The spout is pointing left the side of the body visible shows a fox with bushy tail fleeing right. It looks back over its shoulder at the dog (not pictured) that is chasing it.
Agent:
Unknown
Date:
ca. 430 BCE
Image Credit:
ArchaiOptix
Subject:
Teumessian fox

Teumessian Fox

A broken pottery vessel, most of the left side is missing. The interior has been glazed with a dark pigment. The handle on the right side is preserved. Two bands of decoration are visible on the body. The bottom a series of nested circles, each comprising 7 rings and adot in the center. The upper band shows a man and four-legged animal, in silhouette, fighting. The animal faces right, teeth bared and tongue showing. The man's sword is in his left hand jabbing toward the animal, scabbard at the waist.
Agent:
Unknown
Date:
Geometric Period
Subject:
Teumessian fox

Terracotta Sphinx relief

Terracotta relief of a sphinx in profile facing right. Her head is turned to face the viewer. She wears a hat or headdress, her hair hanging loose to her shoulders. Her wings are swept back with the tips curving up and over to touch her head.
Date:
First half of 5th century BCE
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Sphinx

Oedipus and the Sphinx Kylix

A bearded Oedipus, dressed in a traveler's hat and cloak sits on a rock, left. His legs and arms are crossed, his chin resting on the back of his left hand. A sword or walking stick rests against his legs. He stares at the Sphinx, right, who sits on a short pillar. Her(?) wings are swept back against her cat body and slightly raised. She wears a crown or diadem on her head. A circular meander encloses the scene.
Agent:
Oedipus Painter
Date:
ca. 470-460 BCE
Image Credit:
Carole Raddato
Subject:
Oedipus, Sphinx

Proto-Attic Hydria with Sphinxes

Terracotta water jug with two registers of decoration. Around the neck a chain of young men and women holding hands, painted with reddish-brown pigment in silhouette. Both have shoulder-length hair, the women wearing long skirts, the men apparently nude. On the belly, left to right, a man in silhouette followed by two sphinxes, also in silhouette, with cat bodies, wings with feathers depicted by circles. Above and below the jug is decorated with bands of digaonal wavy lines and lattice-like designs.
Agent:
Mesogeia Painter
Date:
Late 8th–Early 7th century BCE
Image Credit:
Wikimedia: Anagoria
Subject:
Sphinx

Cadmus fetching water

Red-figure calyx krater. Center: Cadmus dressed in a chiton and cloak flees left, turning his head back to look at a seated woman wearing a peplos and hair covering. Next to her is a snake. rising to strike. Cadmus holds an amphora in his left hand and raises his right, preparing to throw a rock. Athena stands behind Cadmus at far left, wearing her helmet and carrying a spear in her left hand. Behind the woman is Ares, armored, helmeted, carrying a spear in his right hand and shield in his left.
Agent:
The Spreckles Painter
Date:
ca. 450 BCE
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Cadmus, Ares, Athena

Cadmus and the Dragon amphora

A bearded, armored Cadmus(?) wearing a crested helmet holds a snake or dragon by the neck with his left hand and raises his sword with his right. The snake's mouth is open and its forked tongue is sticking out. On the far right, another bearded and helmeted soldier assists be grabbing the snake from behind. On the far left, behind Cadmus, stands a beared man holding a staff or crook and wearing a cloak.
Agent:
Uknown
Date:
ca. 560–550 BCE
Image Credit:
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol
Subject:
Cadmus, Dragon

Parthenon Metope South XXVII

A centaur appears to be fleeing right, but is held back by a man facing full front. The centaur's right arm is twisted behind his back, as if reaching for something. His left arm is raised, but is missing from the bicep, as is the centaur's head. The man appears to be grasping the centaur by the back of the head with his left hand. The man's right arm is missing from the bicep, but is raised as if about to strike. His head is also missing, and he is nude except for a cloak draped behind him.
Agent:
Phidias
Date:
447BC-438BC
Image Credit:
© Trustees of the British Museum.
Subject:
Lapith, centaur, centauromachy

Roman Copy of (Myron's?) Minotaur

Badly damaged statue of the Minotaur. The horns and ears are missing, as is the right arm, portions of the torso, and left hand. The face of the Minotaur is smooth, while the head between the horns has been sculpted into shaggy curls. Incisions along the neck mimic folds of skin. Repaired cracks run from across the crown of the head through the left eye and under the jaw, and across the forehead and down the right cheek indicating the nose was broken off at some point.
Agent:
Unknown
Date:
Uknown, Roman copy of a 5th century BCE Greek original
Image Credit:
George E. Koronaios
Subject:
Minotaur

Theseus and the Minotaur Black-figure plate

Attic Black-figure plate featuring Theseus in the center, facing right, wears a loincloth and a wreath on his head, he holds a sword in in his right hand. He is stabbing the Minotaur in the neck. The Minotaur is facing right with his head turned back toward Theseus; he holds a rock in each hand. At the left, Ariadne watches. Her body faces left and her head turns right, toward Theseus. Her left arm is raised, gesturing. The plate's rim is decorated with a design of lotus blossoms.
Agent:
Lydos
Date:
550-540 BC
Image Credit:
Wikimedia: Zde
Subject:
Ariadne, Theseus, Minotaur

Silver Coin depicting the Labyrinth of Minos

Tarnished round silver coin stamped with the image of a square labyrinth
Agent:
Unknown
Date:
ca. 400 BCE
Image Credit:
Wikimedia: AlMare
Subject:
labyrinth

Pasiphae and the Minotaur

Interior of an Attic red-figure kylix showing Pasiphae seated on a chair, facing right, holding the young Minotaur on her lap. The Minotaur is painted with a miniaturized version of a fully grown man's body and a calf's head. Pasiphae appears to be dressed in a peplos and sandals. She wears pendant earings and a bracelet on her right wrist. A swan is painted at her feet, a small chest with a domed lid hangs from a hook on the wall in the background. The scene is surrounded by a circular meander.
Agent:
Settecamini Painter
Date:
ca. 4th century BCE
Image Credit:
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol
Subject:
Pasiphae, Minotaur

Bronze man and centaur

Picture of a bronze figurine of a centaur and man in profile. The man stands on the right; the centaur on the left. They grasp each other by the arms. The centaur has human front legs and a horse's rear legs and tail. They are both nude and wear some sort of coiled conical hat or hairstyle on the top of their heads.
Agent:
Unknown
Date:
ca. 750 BCE
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
centaur

Lefkandi Centaur

Terracotta centaur, the horse body is wheel-made with a small hole in the chest of the horse for ventilation during firing. The human portion is handmade. Reddish-brown paint decorates the horse back and human chest and arms with geometric patterns. The left arm is missing just below the bicep. The right arm is bent with the six-fingered hand resting on his hip. There is a vertical gash on the front left leg at approximately the knee. The head was broken off and reattached.
Agent:
Unknown
Date:
ca. second half of the 10th century BCE
Image Credit:
wikimedia: Jebulon
Subject:
centaur, Chiron

Fresco of Apollo playing the kithara

young man seated with chest exposed holding a mid-sized harp
Date:
1st century AD
Image Credit:
World History Encyclopedia
Subject:
Pliny

Vaulting of the Roman Theater at Nicaea

ashlar masonry crypt
Image Credit:
TRTHABER
Subject:
Pliny

Substructure of the Roman Theater at Nicaea

Ruins of a large stone structure
Image Credit:
Carole Raddato
Subject:
Pliny

The Roman Theater at Nicaea

Ruins of a large stone structure
Image Credit:
TRTHABER
Subject:
Pliny

Nicomedia Aqueduct, Izmit, Turkey

Roman ruin with climbing plants growing on it
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
Carole Raddato
Subject:
Pliny

Roman Bithynia Map

map showing Roman period cities
Agent:
Simeon Netchev
Image Credit:
Following Hadrian
Subject:
Pliny

Panel with Painted Image of Isis

bust of elegant female
Date:
A.D. 100–200
Image Credit:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Subject:
Pliny

Statuette of Isis-Fortuna

standing female figure
Date:
2nd century A.D.
Image Credit:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Subject:
Pliny

Chariot Race (Course de char) by Jean Léon Gérôme

huge crowd watches 6 four-horse teams careen around the turning post in the Circus Maximus
Agent:
Jean Léon Gérôme
Date:
1876
Image Credit:
Art Institute of Chicago
Subject:
Pliny

Ummidia Quadratilla inscription reconstruction drawing

sketch of preserved sections and supplements
Date:
1st century AD
Image Credit:
EDCS – Epigraphy Database Clauss / Slaby
Subject:
Pliny

Casinum Theater

overgrown ruins of an open hillside theater
Date:
1st century AD
Image Credit:
Rob@roamintheempire.com
Subject:
Pliny

Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla

Ruins of a large stone structure with high arched entrance
Date:
1st century AD
Image Credit:
Wikipedia user Rjdeadly
Subject:
Pliny

Casinum Amphitheater

oval shaped clearing surrounded by low stone wall and rising grassy seating area
Date:
second half of the 1st c. A.D.
Image Credit:
Rob@roamintheempire.com
Subject:
Pliny

An Eruption of Vesuvius

lava and smoke emerging from a dark crater
Agent:
Johan Christian Dahl
Date:
1824
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Pliny

Possible site of Pliny the elder's villa at Misenum

clear archaeological site with sea in the background
Image Credit:
Soprintendenza ABAP dell'Area Metropolitana di Napoli
Subject:
Pliny

Fragmentary Mosaic Floor with Bear Hunt

The figures of three hunters are preserved, and one of them has his name, Lucius, inscribed above his head. The arm of another hunter is preserved along the left edge, along with his name, Minus. The hunters are driving four bears into a net; a fifth has already been captured. The net is set in a semi-circle and tied to trees at the right and left edges of the scene.
Date:
4th century AD
Image Credit:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Subject:
Pliny

Mosaic Floor with Diana and Callisto Surrounded by Hunt Scenes

Roman mosaic floor with hunting scenes
Date:
AD 175–200
Image Credit:
J. Paul Getty Museum
Subject:
Pliny

Pliny the Younger and his Mother at Misenum, 79 A.D., 1785

painting of a worried woman looking over her shoulder at an ominous landscape as her young son pores over a book and an adult male points as if to say "WTF"
Agent:
Angelica Kauffmann
Date:
1785
Image Credit:
Wikimedia Commons
Subject:
Pliny

Map of Roman monuments of Misenum 1890

plan
Agent:
Karl Julius Beloch
Date:
1890
Image Credit:
Wikimedia Commons

Map of the area around Vesuvius

sketch map of Bay of Naples area indicating ash fall areas
Agent:
Eugenia Russell
Image Credit:
Ancient World Magazine
Subject:
Pliny

Sketch of Bay of Naples in 79AD showing the approximate route taken by Pliny the Elder

basic sketch of the bay with Pliny's route indicated
Image Credit:
Pompeii In Pictures
Subject:
Pliny

Geological and structural sketch of the Campania region

Map of Bay of Naples showing fault lines
Agent:
Di VIto et al. 2024
Date:
2024
Image Credit:
European Geosciences Union
Subject:
Pliny

Vultus image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing of facial features. Top left corner: a brown eye behind rectangular glasses, black eyebrow, and dark skin; below it, 3 tear drops. Top right: light-skinned closed eye with a brown eyebrow. Middle of page: a pair of dark brown lips, curved in a slight smile. Right and slightly above, a dark brown nose and two yellow exclamation points; below them is a red mustache. Bottom left an unknown v-shaped red object; next to it a tan nose. Far right an open mouth with red lips; below a blue eye
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Verbum image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing of a cartoon word bubble. In the middle is the latin word "verbum" in green surrounded by several more English, French, German, Ancient Greek, Latin, and other words written in pencil and outlined in yellow, blue, green, and pink. On the right edge of the image, slightly overlapping the bubble are drawn a page of lined paper and a yellow pencil with pink eraser.
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Ultimus image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil image a landscape. Three snow-covered mountains are in the background, the center slightly taller. Puffy clouds and a few snowflakes are in the sky. A dirt road winds through a green field in the foreground and up the center mountain. Two large black and white checkered flags are drawn behind the mountain on either side and a red location marker hand over the peak. The word "ultimus" is written above.
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Timeō image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing of a person with long brown hair, wearing a sweater with a green and black diamond pattern over a white collared shirt. The person's face is only visible to the bottom of the eyes. They are clutching at their chest with their right hand, sweating and breathing heavily. A heart is drawn on top of their chest in red and blue; curved lines radiating from it denote it beating. Spiky lines are drawn behind their head and at bottom. The words "timeo, timere" are written at bottom.
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Sentiō image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing of human brain in profile on a blue-washed background. Superimposed on the brain is a brown eye. Flanking the brain are two neurons, one on each side, and portions of two others disappearing out of frame on either side. Written above the brain are the words "sentio, sentire."
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Sapiēns image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing of a brown owl standing on a rock in profile, head turned to face the viewer. A branch of greenery, perhaps an olive branch, appears to be growing out from behind the rock. Behind the owl is a dark blue night sky with a yellow crescent moon and orange stars. The words "sapiens, sapientis" are written across the top of the page.
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Ōlim image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing, of the back cover of an open book is in the bottom right. It's illustrated with a pointed wizards hat. A black magician's wand is laid across it; a green ribbon book mark dangles from the spine. A red timeline pointing to the right runs across the book cover from the left of the page. Another timeline is drawn above the book pointing left. Half a clock is visible at the left of the page. The abbreviations "AD," "BCE," "CE," and "BC" are visible on the page. "Olim" is written at top.
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Ōdī image by Bani Gourab

Colored pencil drawing with "odi" written across the top. The "o" in "odi" is depicted by a splattered red tomato. "Odisse" is written in red-outline letters at bottom. In the middle of the image are two more splattered tomatoes, two yellow thumbs down symbols, two one-star rating images, two encircled red "x" symbols, and a large green graph arrow plummeting downward.
Agent:
Bani Gourab
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Vōx image by Juliet Burns

Ink and marker image of a person facing left with the throat cross-sectioned to reveal the anatomy of the throat. The larynx, trachea, and vocal cords are labeled. The vocal cords label is written on a sticky note. Sound waves are depicted by a series of three curved lines leaving the person's mouth and entering the person's ear.
Agent:
Juliet Burns
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC

Virtūs image by Juliet Burns

Pen and marker drawing in the style of a movie poster. "Hercules" is blazoned across the top of the sheet above an image of bar-chested man wearing a white skirt and a lion skin. he wears the head of the lion like a hat with the front legs of the skin tied across his chest. He's fighting a seven-headed reptile against a blue sky; the ground is brown. An inset text box reads "Watch as the mighty Hercules fights the Hydra!" A second text banner at bottom reads "In Hercules: Virtus."
Agent:
Juliet Burns
Date:
2025
Image Credit:
DCC