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Sculptures of Roman gods. Subcategories. This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total. A. Sculptures of Apollo (24 P) C. Sculptures of Cupid (12 P) D.
Sculptures of Victoria (mythology) (4 P) Pages in category "Sculptures of Roman goddesses" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The Roman deities most widely known today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts, integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Roman Empire. Many of the Romans' own gods remain obscure ...
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The Dii Consentes, also known as Di or Dei Consentes (once Dii Complices [1]), or The Harmonious Gods, is an ancient list of twelve major deities, six gods and six goddesses, in the pantheon of Ancient Rome. Their gilt statues stood in the Roman Forum, and later apparently in the Porticus Deorum Consentium. [2]
See also Wikipedia's categories of Greek goddesses, Greek gods, and Roman gods. For a list of Goddesses with brief descriptions, see List of Roman Goddesses.
Examples of Roman sculpture are abundantly preserved, in total contrast to Roman painting, which was very widely practiced but has almost all been lost. Latin and some Greek authors , particularly Pliny the Elder in Book 34 of his Natural History , describe statues, and a few of these descriptions match extant works.
The image of the she-wolf suckling Romulus and Remus has been a symbol of Rome since ancient times, and one of the most recognizable icons of ancient mythology. [5] The sculpture has been housed since 1471 in the Palazzo dei Conservatori on the Campidoglio (the ancient Capitoline Hill ), Rome, Italy , and many replicas are in various places ...