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First Floor Rome and Aventicum The Emperor, the Imperial Family and the Province 11-33. Coins Top row, from left to right : 11. Augustus (27 BC – AD 14). 12. Tiberius (AD 14 – 37). 13. Antonia the Younger. Mother of the emperor Claudius. Dupondius. 14. Claudius I (AD 41 – 54) (1). 15. Vespasian (AD 69 – 79). 16. Domitian (AD 81 – 96). 17. Antoninus Pius (AD 138 – 161). 18. Marcus Aurelius (AD 161 – 180). 19. Faustina the Younger (approximately AD 130 – 176), wife of Marcus Aurelius. 20. Septimius Severus (AD 193 – 211). 21. Julia Domna (approximately AD 170 – 217), wife of Septimius Severus. 22. Maximinus Thrax (AD 235 – 238). 23. Philip the Arab (AD 244 – 249). Bottom row, from left to right: 24. Altar of Lyons. Augustus. 25. Templum Divi Augusti restitutum. Issued by Antoninus Pius on the occasion of the renovation of the temple of Augustus. 26. Virtuti Augusti. Domitian. 27. Concordia: clasped hands symbolising harmony. Nerva. 28. Concordia Augustorum. Marcus Aurelius and his brother Lucius Verus announce their intention to rule together in harmony. Sesterce (2). 29. Adlocutio: Marcus Aurelius addressing the troops. 30. Stack of arms; memorial to Marcus Aurelius’ victory over Germanic tribes (3). 31. Faustina the Younger, wife of Marcus Aurelius, with six of their thirteen children. 32. One of the pairs of twins of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina: the future emperor Commodus and his brother. 33. The funeral of Antonia the Younger, the mother of the emperor Claudius. Display case 18 13. Dedication to Britannicus (AD 41 – 54), son of the emperor Claudius and his wife Messalina. Ti(berio) Claud(io) Caesari Ti(beri) Claudi Caesaris [Aug(usti)Germanici] p(atris) p(atriae)f(ilio) [Britannico] [Helveti public]e « To Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, son of the emperor Tiberius Claudius bearing the title the German and father of our country. The Helvetii (erected this monument) upon public decision » 1 2 3 35 First Floor 17 18
First Floor Rome and Aventicum The Emperor, the Imperial Family and the Province This is one of the rare dedications to the young Britannicus murdered at the age of 14 by his stepbrother Nero who became emperor in AD 54. This inscription was found on a block, which probably served as the plinth for a statue. Catalogue of inscriptions: no. 6. Freestanding objects at the back and in the centre of the hall Back, from left to right : Capitoline She-Wolf Feeding the Twin Brothers Romulus and Remus (1) The limestone low relief was discovered in the courtyard of the Derrière la Tour palace. 2nd century AD. This relief depicts the symbol of the Roman Empire, the myth of the miraculous rescue of the founder of Rome and his brother. This motif was very popular and was still used on Late Antique coins (display case 25, no. 20). Portrait of a Princess (2) Marble bust, discovered in the Roman theatre of Aventicum in 1847. Copy; the original is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Neuchâtel. The face, hair and clothes of the princess were painted. Remnants of red colour still visible in her hair were undercoat for the original gold plating. The features of the princess were enhanced by careful colour modelling. She was wearing a blue-green dress. The identification of this high quality portrait remains controversial. It could be Julia, the daughter of Drusus the Younger and Livilla. In AD 21 at the age of 15, she married Nero Julius Caesar, the son of Germanicus, designated crown prince in AD 23, but then declared a public enemy and exiled by the Senate. According to another interpretation this portrait represents the mother of emperor Claudius, Antonia the Younger, who lived from 36 BC to AD 37. The presence of this bust underlines the close relations that existed between Rome and Aventicum at the time of the emperor Tiberius. Agrippina the Elder Marble statue, discovered in the northern part of the forum of Aventicum. Second quarter of the 1st century AD. Monumental statue, approximately 2.75 m high and probably showing the features of Agrippina the Elder, the wife of Germanicus. She was the mother of the emperor Caligula (AD 37 – 41) and of Agrippina the Younger, who would later have a son, the emperor Nero (AD 54 – 68). Agrippina the Elder is represented here as the goddess Fortuna. She is wearing a chiton (woman’s garment of Greek origin) and Roman shoes and is holding a cornucopia. Despite the poor state of preservation of the statue, the high quality craftsmanship of the sculptor is apparent. This sculpture belongs to a group of statues representing three or four members of the imperial family. The public display of images of the emperor and his family was part of Rome’s political propaganda. Male Statue Marble foot discovered in the northern part of the forum of Aventicum. Second quarter of the 1st century AD. This foot comes from the same group of statues as the sculpture of Agrippina the Elder. The type of shoe indicates that the person represented was a member of the 1 2 36 First Floor 18
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