The tombstone of a graceful #roman lady from Hadrians wall on display British Museum was a surprise as I had never seen it at Tullie on my visits there. Imagine if the missing inscription did say Claudia Severa or Lepidina, the famous friends in the vindolanda tablet.

#FrescoFriday
From the #roman theatre at Cartagena #Spain , the reconstructed mural showing mars at its centre.

My favourite piece in the British Museum Legion exhibition is the shield. This is partly because it was found in one of the furthest places away from #roman Britannia and because of its rarity & partly because of its artistry.

Two beautiful urns stand in the glorious gardens of Chiswick House, one with Dionysus and baccantes, the other a reproduction of the Medici #roman vase in the Uffizi in Florence. Made from Coade stone in London.

#ReliefWednesday
A beautiful headless frieze in Carrara marble of goddess Rhea Silvia consort of the god mars from the museum at Cartagena’s #Roman theatre , dated to the reign of Augustus , when the theatre was built.

The #roman theatre at Cartagena #Spain , an incredible piece of archaeological investigation and superbly displayed, given what it looked like in 1990.

#Granada archaeological museum
A bust of Ganymede , cup bearer to Zeus from 2nd - 3rd century

A #roman mosaic from second half of the 4th century standing on the wall in the Archaeological museum in #granada #Spain

Zoffany’s portrayal of Charles Townley with his classical collection hung at his ancestral home in Burnley #lancashire Towneley Hall before he requested everything to the British Museum.

The excavations at #Pompeii by Jakob Hackert painted in 1799 which now hangs at AttinghamParkNT #Shropshire

#FrescoFriday
A reconstructed #roman room in #Merida #Spain with frescoes of charioteers and hunting scenes

The #roman temple of Diana in #Merida #Spain showing what is left of the Palacio de Corbos

The old photos shown in the #roman Temple of Diana in #merida #spain are really fascinating. They show how the Palacio de Corbos from 16c incorporated into the temple, was (partially) demolished

#MosaicMonday

A hunting scene from the #roman villa at Las Tiendas #Merida #Spain dating from 4th century.

A #roman #mosaic from #Merida #Spain showing nilotic scenes around the edges, with winged victories, bellerophon the muses , the seasons and in the centre a man of letters. It was made by seleucus and anthus

The #roman theatre in #Merida #Spain , constructed in honour of Marcus Agrippa is still amazingly well preserved. The statues in the scaenae frons are replicas of the originals in the National museum of Roman Art

The #roman bridge at #Merida #Spain - the longest surving bridge in the world according to Wikipedia, certainly impressive in the late afternoon winter sun on 29 February

The # Islamic influence on #merida #spain is reflected in the alcazaba and its surroundings