Head of Emperor Trajan
Made of marble by an anonymous artist,
dated approx. between 98 and 117 A.D.
Found at Ephesus, it is now exhibited at the
Archaeological Museum in Ephesus.

Marcus Ulpius Traianus (born at Italica on
September 18, 52 or 53 A.D., died at Selinus
in Cilicia on August 8, 117 A.D.) was a
Roman emperor and reigned from 98 to 117
A.D.
        

          
Head of Emperor Augustus
Made of marble by an anonymous artist
between 27 BCE. and 14 AD. Found at
Ephesus, it is now displayed at the
Archaeological Museum in Ephesus.

The first Roman emperor (born in Rome on 
September 23, 63 B.C., died at Nola, in
Campania on August 19 14 A.D.) reigned 41
years, from 27 B.C. to 14 A.D. Under the
emperor Augustus, Ephesus became the
capital of the Roman province of Asia. It
was an early seat of Christianity. When he
died, the empire stretched from Iberia to
Cappadocia and from Gaul to Egypt.
        

          
Eros with Rabbit
Statuette of marble with a height of 50 cm,
made by an anonymous artist and dated approx.
between the Ist and the IVth century, found in
the course of the excavations of terrace houses
in Ephesus, exhibited today at the Archaeological
Ephesus Museum.
The eros is standing on a low base. On a
supporting pillar on the right he is holding a
rabbit up by his ears to protect him from a dog
on his left.