#lugdunum

[upstairsdownstairsandinbetween]

"Lugdunum"

(Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon-Fourvière, Lyon, France),

Designed by Bernard Zehrfuss and opened in 1975,

Photo by Emmanuel Le Guellec

[great-photography-attributed]

The Staircase by Peter Hill

Musee Lugdunum, Lyon

Source: flickr.com

[namgalam]

🏺One Empire, many peoples🏺

After several weeks, I finally took the time to visit the Gallo-Roman Museum in Lyon, and their latest exhibition is… fascinating!

Basically, the museum is incredible: the architecture, the collections, the view of the ancient theater, everything is magnificent! And if you have blue skies and bright sunshine, then your visit will definitely end with a tanning session on the theater's bleachers!

But today is a special day; there's a new temporary exhibition on display! And this time, they've pulled out all the stops!

The goal? To follow the life stories of six inhabitants of the Roman Empire who all ended up in Lugdunum.

It combines archaeological finds, interpretations of each person's daily life in short audio vignettes, reproductions of objects, deciphering of Latin texts, etc. You finish the exhibition feeling like you've gotten to know these people and shared a little bit of their lives.

Furthermore, the artifacts in the exhibition come from the museum itself as well as various loans, including some from the Louvre (especially those relating to the Palmyrian people).

PS: Sorry for my English mistakes, it's not my native language.

[the-spirit-of-yore]

Théâtre romain de Lugdunum, Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France

[philoursmars]

L'Année du Cheval s'annonce et avec elle, une très longue série équine de photos (sur plusieurs jours) !

Ici des chevaux archéologiques du monde romain

Louvre-Lens - "Horus romain terrassant un crocodile" - Soudan

Rome, le Capitole - les Dioscures devant le Palais Neuf

Arles (Provence), cathédrale Saint-Trophime

Orange (Provence), Arc de Triomphe

Lyon - Musée Lugdunum - mosaïque du Cirque - Lyon, 2ème s. apr. J-C.

[paolinegiroux]

[alsadeekalsadouk]

Augustus issued coins in gold (aureus), silver (denarius), and bronze (as, dupondius, sestertius). These coins were minted in both Rome and provincial cities, especially #Lugdunum (modern Lyon) and #Hispania. #archaeology #history #ancient #art #Caesar #archaeological #rome #italy #roman_empire #roma #heritage #roman_republic #archaeologylife #Orichalcum #Roman_mythology #italia #romancoin #romanarcheology #romanancientcoins#aureus #denarius #dupondius #follis #antoninianus #sestertius #fils #alsadeekalsadouk #الصديق_الصدوق

[twofielder]

Coin of the Day #53 (6/26/2024)

How about a nice old bronze for Wednesday…

Roman Empire

AE Dupondius - 28mm 12.02g

Augustus 9-14 AD

Lugdunum Mint

Obverse CAESAR AVGVSTVS DIVI F PATER PATRIAE

Head of Augustus right, laureate

Reverse ROM ET AVG

Altar decorated with corona civica, laurels, nudes, Victories flanking

RIC I 232