Title

Quadriga of the factio veneta

Caption

Quadriga of the factio veneta. The blue team has won the race and the winner triumphantly holds the palm in his hand. The iubilator hails the winner and the sparsor prepares to water the horses. Roman mosaic. 3rd century AD. Limestone. From Rome, Italy. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid.

Date

Jul 05, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B26_121

License type

Rights managed

Available size

30,3Mb (5,3Mb) / 11,0in x 10,7in / 3307 x 3203 (300dpi)

Keywords

winning 3rd century 3rd century AD Europe Italy Madrid National Archaeological Museum Roman Roman Times Roman era Roman society Romans Rome Spain amphora ancient Rome ancient age ancient romans animal antiquity archaeology archeology art auriga blue blue team chariot charioteer driver european factio veneta frieze give giving hails hand history hold holding horse horses iubilator limestone man men mosaic museum palm quadriga race races sparsor square squared symbol team tessera tile tiles triumph triumphal triumphant triumphantly victorious victory water whip win winner winning