The term derives from the ancient trend of reproducing the childlike figure of Eros or Cupid, the god of love, as a naked child, often with wings; in this form it takes the name of “erote” or “amorino”. In Roman times erotes were used as decorative elements in mosaics and paintings, with sc...

Hospitable gifts, consisting of products from the fields or small game and birds. These were offered by the master of the house to his guests, or vice versa, by them to the Dominus as a token of gratitude....

The Metamorphoses consists of fifteen books, conceived as an epic-mythological poem. Ovid made numerous mythological stories and tales of Greek and Roman classicism famous, committing them to posterity. The work, which contains more than 250 Greek myths, can be defined as a true encyclopaedia of cl...

Publius Ovidius Nasone, known as Ovid, was born in Sulmo in 43 BC and died in exile in 18 AD; he was one of the most important Roman poets, a figure of Latin literature and poetry. Ovid was the author of many works including the Metamorphoses. He frequented the circle of Gaius Maecenas, where he ha...

The signum is a military insignia of the Roman army, a form of labarum or standard used by the legions with distinctive elements that represented them, entrusted to the care of a soldier who carried it: the signifer. The signum is composed of a pole from which a red banner hung, the legion standard...

Originally, the umbone (boss) was an iron relief plate placed, by ancient peoples and the Romans, in the central part of the shield. It had both a defensive function, to deflect enemy arrows and spearheads, and an offensive function, as it was also used to drive back and strike opponents. There are ...

Originally, the umbone (boss) was an iron relief plate placed, by ancient peoples and the Romans, in the central part of the shield. It had both a defensive function, to deflect enemy arrows and spearheads, and an offensive function, as it was also used to drive back and strike opponents. There are ...

Painting technique used to apply colour, normally composed of natural earth or mineral pigments, on a plaster base before it is dry. This way, the colour, applied “a fresco” (when wet), is absorbed by the plaster, which incorporates the pigments as it hardens and fixes them onto a strong and com...

Painting technique used to apply colour, normally composed of natural earth or mineral pigments, on a plaster base before it is dry. This way, the colour, applied “a fresco” (when wet), is absorbed by the plaster, which incorporates the pigments as it hardens and fixes them onto a strong and co...

The mosaic inscription is inserted in a panel placed along the ambulacrum surrounding the peristyle, near the central part of the eastern side, in an area close to the steps leading to the upper level of the corridor of the great hunt. According to studies, the panel was inserted after the general c...