Kalinowski, Angela

: Coins with Animals; Two silver denarii and one silver antoninianus depicting animals. On the reverse of the first silver denarius is the inscription 'L.LIVINEIVS REGVLVS IIIVIR A.P.F.' and an image of two gladiators fighting a boar, panther, and a lion. The obverse depicts the head of Regulus. The coin dates to 42 BCE. The middle coin is the silver antoninianus of Philip I, dating to c. 248 CE. The reverse depicts a hippopotamus with the inscription 'SAECVLARES AVGG IIII'. The obverse depicts the bust of Otacilia Severa (wife of Philip I), with a crescent and the inscription 'OTACIL. SEVERA AVG'. The final coin is a silver denarius of Caracalla dating to c. 206-210 CE. The reverse depicts a ship preparing to transport animals to Rome for the gladiatorial games. The animals include an ostrich, lion, zebra, bear, and a bull. An inscription also reads 'LAETITIA TEMPORVM'. The reverse depicts the head of Caracalla as co-Empero with Septimus Severus (father of Caracalla) and the inscription 'ANTONINVS PIVS AVG'., The silver antoninianus was minted to celebrate Rome's 1000th anniversary since its foundation and was one type of commemorative coin that depicted animals from the games (Metropolitan Museum of Art)., Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Roman Pastimes: The Games and the Baths." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York.

: Column Krater with Animal Hunt; Black-figure column krater depicting a boar hunt. A boar stands in the middle with hunting dogs on either side, along with nude hunters attacking the boar with spears. Inscriptions are found at the top of the images, recording the names of the hunters., Dates to c. 575-550 BCE. The names of the hunters are Polydas, Antiphatas, Polyphas, and Eudoras., British Museum. “The Hunt Krater.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=462414&partId=1&searchText=sport

: Column Krater with Footrace; Black-figure krater depicting three nude male athletes in a foot race., Dates to c. 510-500 BCE., Cartwright, Mark. "Greek Foot Race." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.ancient.eu/image/448/

: Cup; Red-figure cup depicting three figures. On the left stands a nude youth holding a strigil in his right hand with his left hand extended; in the middle is a dressed female figure wearing a fillet; on the right is a nude youth also wearing a fillet holding an object in his right hand., Attributed to the Meleager Painter. It dates to c. 390-370 BCE., British Museum. “Cup.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=461455&partId=1&searchText=greek

: Cup with Athlete; Red-figure cup depicting a nude youth holding an aryballos. Behind the figure are two javelins and a discus. An inscription reads 'MNA[S]ILA[S] (The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2017)., Dates to c. 510 BCE., The J. Paul Getty Trust. "Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C." The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accessed May 29 2017. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/12090/attributed-to-the-ambrosios-painter-attic-red-figure-cup-type-c-greek-attic-about-510-bc/

: Cup with Educational Scene; Red-figure attic cup with scenes of young boys and their teachers in an educational context. The inside depicts an older bearded male facing a male youth holding a lyre. An inscription is written on the inside of the decorative border: 'DORIS .GRAPHSEN' meaning 'Doris painted this'. The exterior depicts ten male figures, four seated youths and five standing bearded males. One of the youths holds a hare in his lap. In the background lyres, aryballoi, sponges, and string bags with knuckle bones are depicted (The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2017). Two inscriptions are on the exterior: 'HIPPODAMAS KALOS' and 'HIPPODAMAS []LOS' meaning 'Hippodamas is beautiful' (The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2017)., Dates to c. 480 BCE and was painted and made by Douris and Python. The gymnasium was a place for homosexual relationships between the older male teachers and their younger male students, with hares being a gift symbolizing this courtship in the early 500s BCE (The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2017)., The J. Paul Getty Trust. "Attic Red-Figure Cup." The J. Paul Getty Museum. Accessed May 29 2017. http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/12082/douris-and-python-attic-red-figure-cup-greek-attic-about-480-bc/?artview=dor134900

: Diadem Inscribed with Olympic Victor Name; Decorated gold diadem inscribed with the name of Tiberius Claudius Artemidorus, an Olympic victor, Included in the images are Helios, Horus, and Demeter-Isis., Dates to c. 67-98 CE., British Museum. “Diadem.” The British Museum Collections Online. Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=466013&partId=1&searchText=pankr

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