Roman Archives - McMaster Museum of Art https://museum.mcmaster.ca/tag/roman/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 04:55:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-mma_favicon_24bit_alt-32x32.png Roman Archives - McMaster Museum of Art https://museum.mcmaster.ca/tag/roman/ 32 32 Wine, Water, and Oil: Antiquities at McMaster https://museum.mcmaster.ca/wine-water-oil-antiquities-mcmaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wine-water-oil-antiquities-mcmaster Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:04:22 +0000 https://museum.mcmaster.ca/?p=7682 The new exhibition, Wine, Water, and Oil: Domestic Vessels from the Greek and Roman World, presents a picture of daily domestic life in the ancient world through objects familiar to Greek and Roman households. These artifacts reconstruct the quotidian practices in antiquity by focusing on three liquids that were instrumental to daily life: wine, water, and oil.

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]]> Ancient Greek & Roman Resources https://museum.mcmaster.ca/ancient-greek-roman-resources/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ancient-greek-roman-resources Thu, 26 Feb 2015 20:39:01 +0000 http://mmoa.mcmaster.ca/?p=5523 Are you interested in Greek and Roman antiquities? The McMaster Museum of Art (MMA) has a fantastic plethora of resources you can access online!

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]]> Dr. Spencer Pope: A History of Numismatics https://museum.mcmaster.ca/dr-spencer-pope-a-history-of-numismatics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dr-spencer-pope-a-history-of-numismatics Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:20:11 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4053 Dr Spencer Pope from the Department of Classics took the floor to guide us through critical moments in the history of numismatics from the Ancient World referring exclusively to coins in the McMaster Museum of Art’s Bruce Brace Coin Collection.

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]]> On Roman Glass and McMaster’s Antiquities Collection https://museum.mcmaster.ca/on-roman-glass-and-mcmasters-antiquities-collection/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-roman-glass-and-mcmasters-antiquities-collection https://museum.mcmaster.ca/on-roman-glass-and-mcmasters-antiquities-collection/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2013 16:45:45 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=4041 Owen Phillips, a graduate student in the Department of Classics at McMaster University, recently presented a fascinating talk about ancient Roman glass, an intriguing window into ancient daily life.

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]]> https://museum.mcmaster.ca/on-roman-glass-and-mcmasters-antiquities-collection/feed/ 1 Antiquities research: Behind the Scenes https://museum.mcmaster.ca/antiquities-research-behind-the-scenes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=antiquities-research-behind-the-scenes Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:17:31 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=3447 There’s a lot going on at the Museum behind the scenes. Here’s a peek at activities this week.

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]]> One of Caesar’s Coins https://museum.mcmaster.ca/one-of-caesars-coins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-of-caesars-coins Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:59:02 +0000 http://mcmastermuseum.wordpress.com/?p=2206 Julius Caesar was murdered on this day in 44 B.C. by members of the Roman Senate.

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