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Welcome to the British Museum! Here we can discover two million years of human history and culture. However, the British Museum has been accused for years of stealing historical pieces from many countries. Let's see if we can find some cases in relation to the ancient Roman Empire.

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Search in the ancient Rome section of the official British Museum website for pieces that catch your attention. Then, research their characteristics, their place of origin and if this place or country has requested the return of works of art by the museum. You can add images or news about it! Don´t forget to include your name.

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Highlights

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Daily: 10.00–17.00
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The objects in Room 70 illustrate the rise of Rome from a small town to an imperial capital that controlled the Mediterranean basin and north-western Europe and the Near East, extending from Scotland to Syria.

The gallery covers a period of about 1,000 years from Rome's legendary foundation in 753 BC to AD 324, when the emperor Constantine founded his new, Christian capital at Constantinople (Istanbul).

Objects on display come from all over the empire, reflecting both its vast scale and its diverse geographical, cultural and ethnic nature. They range from stone and metal sculptures of emperors and gods to jewellery, silverware, pottery and glass, including the famous cameo glass Portland Vase.

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Room 69 takes a cross-cultural look at the lives of ancient Greeks and Romans.

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The objects in Room 70 illustrate the rise of Rome from a small town to an imperial capital.

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Found in: Tarragona (Spain)

Description: Inscribed stone base for a statue (now lost) of Tiberius Claudius Candidus, with a Latin text of 24 lines describing his career as a contemporary and ally of Lucius Septimius Severus, who fought in the civil war following the assassination of Commodus in AD 192.