Rome Antiquity Gallery

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ITALY, Rome, Lazio, The courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori part of the Capitoline Museum with the head and arm of the colossal 4th Century statue of Emperor Constantine I

© Paul Seheult / Eye Ubiquitous

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ITALY, Rome, Lazio, The Boca Della Verite or Mouth of Truth at the church of Santa Maria In Cosmedin. Possibly a 4th Century drain cover it is set into the wall of the portico and Medieval tradition had it that the mouth would close over the hand of those that told a lie

© Paul Seheult / Eye Ubiquitous

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