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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-042. The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius' triumphant return to Rome (adventus) in 176 AD after the 169-175 AD campaign against the Marcomanni and Sarmatians. The Emperor is flanked by the god of war Ares (Mars), goddess Athena (Minerva, or possibly Roma?), and two female attendants, one of which (Felicitas, Abundantia, Annona, or Bona Fortuna?) is holding the kerykeion (caduceus) with two confronted serpents, entwined around the winged (?) staff above and appearing from behind the triumphator's laureate head. |
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| Marble | High relief (North face, attic, left (east) side, first panel, carved decora-tion, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, spolia from an un-known monument from the time of Marcus Aurelius (r. 161-180 AD); Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD), 312-315 AD |
Via Triumphalis, between Colosseum and Palatine Hill, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Arco di Costantino (Arch of Constantine) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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