Sculpture, Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona

Portrait head of prince Nero Julius Caesar, Roman, marble, 23-41 AD, part of a gallery of portraits of the Julio-Claudian family in the Tarraco Colonial Forum, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. Nero Julius Caesar was the son of Germanicus and Agrippina, brother of Caligula and nephew of Claudius. In 23 AD Tiberius named him his heir, along with his brother Drusus, but shortly afterwards they both fell into disgrace. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

14117323

Media ID

45850293

Size

4725px x 7087px (6.2MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009