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2nd Century Ad Collection

Step back in time to the 2nd century AD, a period of great cultural and artistic achievements

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Ancient Athens

Ancient Athens
Athens from the east, in the time of Hadrian. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Roman mosaic dating from the 2nd century AD

Roman mosaic dating from the 2nd century AD, from the Villa of the Nile at Leptis Magna, Jamahiriya Museum, Tripoli, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Apollo Temple at Dusk, Side, Turkey

Apollo Temple at Dusk, Side, Turkey

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo
PWI105675 The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) (marble) by Roman

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Roman mosaic, Ostia Antica

Roman mosaic, Ostia Antica
Roman mosaic in Ostia Antica, showing a bull. This mosaic was built in about 130 AD by order of the Roman emperor Hadrian

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Roman fresco, Ostia Antica

Roman fresco, Ostia Antica
Roman fresco. Fresco showing a Roman charioteer with a crown and holding a palm branch. This fresco is in the Building of the Charioteers at Ostia Antica

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)

Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)
8620157 Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620153 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620148 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620145 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620141 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius Probus, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD (gilt bronze)

Portrait of Marcus Aurelius Probus, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD (gilt bronze)
8620129 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius Probus, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD (gilt bronze) by Roman, (2nd-3rd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)

Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)
8620160 Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)

Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)
8620159 Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620154 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620152 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620151 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620146 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: The battle of the Amazons, 2nd-3rd century AD

The battle of the Amazons, 2nd-3rd century AD
8620123 The battle of the Amazons, 2nd-3rd century AD by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia, Italy; (add.info.: The battle of the Amazons, 2nd-3rd century AD)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620150 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620149 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620147 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620143 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620140 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620155 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620144 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620142 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Bust of emperor Lucius Verus, AD 160-170 (marble)

Bust of emperor Lucius Verus, AD 160-170 (marble)
8620090 Bust of emperor Lucius Verus, AD 160-170 (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emlia-Romagna

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Hercules, one of the two palatine colossi, 2nd century AD (basanite stone)

Hercules, one of the two palatine colossi, 2nd century AD (basanite stone)
8620014 Hercules, one of the two palatine colossi, 2nd century AD (basanite stone) by Greek school, (2nd century); Galleria Nazionale (Complesso Monumentale della Pilotta), Parma, Emilia-Romagna

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)

Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic)
8620158 Mosaic floor with geometric decoration, late 2nd-early 3rd century AD, from via Piamarta (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)

Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic)
8620156 Geometric pattern from the Via san Rocchino domus, 2nd century AD (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta, Brescia

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Statue of Saturn, god of time

Statue of Saturn, god of time
7287218 Statue of Saturn, god of time; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Saturn, god of time. Roman sculture dating on the 2nd century AD)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble)

Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble)
6384314 Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD, from villa Adriana (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Statue of Aphrodite, Callipige style, 2nd century AD, white marble

Statue of Aphrodite, Callipige style, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian
6384418 Statue of Aphrodite, Callipige style, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384399 Bust of Marcus Aurelius, 161 AD, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble)

Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble)
6384178 Marcus Aurelius as a young man, 147-151 AD (marble); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Marcus Aurelius as a young man)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Portrait of young Commodus

Portrait of young Commodus
7287198 Portrait of young Commodus; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of young Commodus. 2nd century AD)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th-4th century BC

Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th-4th century BC
7287189 Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th-4th century BC; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Portrait of Demosthenes, greek orator, 5th - 4th century BC)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Statue of a Poetess

Statue of a Poetess
7287251 Statue of a Poetess; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of a Poetess. The body is a 2nd century AD Roman copy of a 4th century BC original)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Roman villa, fresco of the Domus of Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne, around the year 200 (fresco)

Roman villa, fresco of the Domus of Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne, around the year 200 (fresco)
7485504 Roman villa, fresco of the Domus of Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne, around the year 200 (fresco); (add.info.: Roman villa: detail of a fresco, domus of the Clos de la Lombarde, Narbonne (Aude)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: The constellation of Auriga

The constellation of Auriga
5307771 The constellation of Auriga.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the modern constellation of Auriga which was among those listed by the astronomer Ptolemy)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Lettrine ' a' and miniature representing the sophist, Philostrate

Lettrine " a" and miniature representing the sophist, Philostrate. Manuscript by Boccacio (Boccace), 1430
GIA5036671 Lettrine " a" and miniature representing the sophist, Philostrate. Manuscript by Boccacio (Boccace), 1430.; (add.info)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Page of the manuscript 'Tractatus de sphaera' by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250)

Page of the manuscript "Tractatus de sphaera" by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250)
GIA5036614 Page of the manuscript "Tractatus de sphaera" by Johannes of Sacrobosco (1190 - 1250), known as John of Halifax or John of Holywood, representing the system of Ptolemy

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169) (engraving)

the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169) (engraving)
ELD4962405 the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169) (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman antiquite the orgies of Lucius Aurelius Verus (130-169)

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Remains of a gate in the Roman cavalry fort of Cilurnum (or cilurvum)

Remains of a gate in the Roman cavalry fort of Cilurnum (or cilurvum), present-day Chesters Walwick (Northumberland)
NWI4863633 Remains of a gate in the Roman cavalry fort of Cilurnum (or cilurvum), present-day Chesters Walwick (Northumberland, England) built in 123 AD

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained

Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained by Muller
NWI4948435 Sciences: Ptolemee (Claudius Ptolemaeus, 90-168), geocentric model of the solar system explained by Muller, 15th century

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Hadrian, Roman emperor, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving)

Hadrian, Roman emperor, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving)
UTD4919613 Hadrian, Roman emperor, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, c.1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Hadrien (Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, 76-138) - Hadrian, Roman emperor

Background image2nd Century Ad Collection: Representation of Saint Claude Apollinaire (Apollinaris or Apolinaris or Apolinarius (Claudius)

Representation of Saint Claude Apollinaire (Apollinaris or Apolinaris or Apolinarius (Claudius)
ELD4913114 Representation of Saint Claude Apollinaire (Apollinaris or Apolinaris or Apolinarius (Claudius)) and Hierapolis (2nd century)



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Step back in time to the 2nd century AD, a period of great cultural and artistic achievements. In Ancient Athens, the city was bustling with life as its citizens marveled at the intricate Roman mosaic dating from this era. The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, a stunning copy after an original from the 2nd century BC, captivated onlookers with its delicate marble form resting upon a mattress added by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Traveling to Ostia Antica, one could admire the remnants of Roman frescoes and mosaics that adorned ancient villas. These vibrant artworks brought scenes of daily life to vivid reality. As dusk settled over Side, Turkey, visitors were enchanted by the Apollo Temple's majestic silhouette against an orange-hued sky - a testament to architectural brilliance that stood strong through centuries. Delving into textiles, tapestries like "Return of Marius Aurelius" transported viewers back in time. Crafted between 1450-1500 in Flanders or Tournai using wool threads intricately woven together, these masterpieces depicted historical events with remarkable detail. Sports enthusiasts would be fascinated by ceramic sculptures showcasing ballplayers engaged in their beloved games during this era. The Seated Ballplayer and Standing Ballplayer captured moments frozen in time – their skill and passion evident even today. Cosmetics played an essential role in society during this period; thus, a cosmetic palette made from schist showcased both practicality and beauty. Its intricate design reflected the craftsmanship valued during those times. Finally, Leda of the "Naples Uffizi" type emerged as another marvel carved from marble during this era. This sculpture depicted Greek mythology intertwining with Roman artistry - a timeless representation of grace and elegance. The 2nd century AD was truly an age where creativity flourished across various mediums – from mosaics to sculptures to tapestries – leaving behind legacies that continue captivating and inspiring us today.