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Caligula mosaic used as NYC coffee table


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This is a fascinating story about a Caligula pleasure-boat mosaic used as a New York City coffee table. 

 

Here is a previous thread on the mosaic:
 

 

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Here is a related story about Caligula’s reputation. (Thank you WillieBoy2 from CoinTalk.com for bringing this story to my attention.)

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/caligula-rome-60-minutes-2021-11-21/

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Here’s a frightening reconstruction of Caligula and his family:

 

 

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  • 1 month later...

The Museo delle Navi Romane di Nemi is such an amazing museum, I love it. I actually have pictures of the other two mosaics in the museum (also on Caligula's pleasure-boat) but the files are too big and I am unable to upload them. They look very similar to the one retrieved in NYC.

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