Gallery of Rome and the Near East

Over 200 artifacts are highlighted in the gallery.
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Over 200 artifacts including jewellery, floor mosaics and figurines are showcased in a gallery that chronicles Roman expansion to the east between 64 BC to AD 135.
Snake Bracelet (gold), Eastern Roman Empire, Egypt, 50 BC - 50 AD.
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Exceptional jewellery, such as this collection of sinuously coiled snake bracelets shows a delight in personal adornment.
Magnificent floor mosaics demonstrate the Roman appreciation for extravagant living.
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Magnificent floor mosaics demonstrate the Roman appreciation for extravagant living.
Statue of Tyche of Antioch in a shrine (Bronze coin of Trebonianus Gallus), AD 251 – 253, Mint of Antioch.
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Today the two great cities in the region, Antioch and Caesarea, survive as impressive ruins. Under Roman rule, many languages were spoken and written, including Aramaic, Syriac, Greek, Hebrew, as well as various other Semitic tongues.