Triumphal chariot of elephants, Virtus crowns Caesar
Caesar is shown seated and larger than the other figures. He holds a scepter in his left hand and perhaps a sphere/globus in his right. A Victory (Nike) stands on his right. At the right side of the scene, a chariot with four elephants is depicted, driven by a female figure holding a shield and spear. In all probability, the figure is Virtus (fig.1).
Allegorical battle scene between Persians and Romans
In this battle scene between Romans and Persians, the Romans swoop down from the left, occupying the upper part of the scene, and the Persians, the lower. Once more the mounted figure of Caesar predominates, depicted on a larger scale than the other figures (fig.2).
Entrance of the Persian prisoners of war into Antiocheia (Antioch) (?)
The center of the scene is taken up by a cart with two oxen; around it are Roman and, on a smaller scale, Persian soldiers (fig.3)
Rome enthroned and Victories (Nikes) in niches – destroyed (fig.4)
Texts : Dr Dimitra Aktseli, Αrchaeologist.
Source of photographs: German Archaeological Institute at Athens, 1935 and archive Ch.Makarona 1946, 1964.
