Cratere bronzeo di Mitridate (120-63 a.C.)
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altezza cm 70
Origin:
(originale) dalla villa di Nerone ad Anzio, Roma
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Collection:
(originale) Musei Capitolini, Roma
Proviene probabilmente dal bottino di guerra raccolto in una delle battaglie contro Mitridate Eupatore, re del Ponto (63 a.C.)
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
This room shows the period from the Vth to the Ist centuries BC, following the progressive expansion of Rome into Italy and all the Mediterranean basin.
The works on display tell us about the protagonists of the events in these centuries, particularly through inscriptions and through monuments dedicated to them.
