http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/06/29/finds-from-pozzuoli/ quidquid bene dictum est ab ullo, meum est Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:51:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/06/29/finds-from-pozzuoli/#comment-719 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:54:15 +0000 http://rogueclassicism.com/?p=1530#comment-719 You’re probably right about the ‘amazon’; on second view it doesn’t look ‘regal’ enough to be an empress; then again, the Titus ain’t that great either …

]]> http://rogueclassicism.com/2009/06/29/finds-from-pozzuoli/#comment-704 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:23:51 +0000 http://rogueclassicism.com/?p=1530#comment-704 Titus grew up with Britannicus in the Emperor Claudius’s court. A physiognomist was hired to examine the boys’ faces. He precdicted that Titus would become emperor. According to Suetonius, Titus was handsome, “Graceful and dignified,” and muscular, but with a bit of a paunch.
I think the female head may be that of the “amazon”?

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