r/ancientpics is a subreddit with 27k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses roman, italy, ce, greek, and archaeological sites.
Interesting visuals of the world's most *seemingly* distant cultures, from the earliest mention of bronze in the Cuneiform script of Mesopotamia (2800 BCE) to the final monument erected in the Roman Forum (August 1, 608 CE).
Popular Themes in r/ancientpics
#1
Advice Requests
: "take a walk at Ephesus Ancient City"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Limit9087 is using this subreddit to advertise an auction house, normalising the looting and sale of historic artifacts while devoiding them of their historical context and making them can end up in a millionaire's collection never to be seen by expects or the general public. They should be banned."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/ancientpics
#1
Roman
: "Ancient Roman staircase inside an upper-middle class residence at Paestum, circa 3rd century CE. Campania, Italy. [OC]"
84 posts
#2
Italy
: "Ancient Roman staircase inside an upper-middle class residence at Paestum, circa 3rd century CE. Campania, Italy. [OC]"
42 posts
#3
Ce
: "Ancient Roman staircase inside an upper-middle class residenCe at Paestum, circa 3rd Century Ce. Campania, Italy. [OC]"
34 posts
#4
Greek
: "In the late 4th century BCE, Greek colonists carved this lunar calendar into the cliffs of the acropolis at Cumae, Italy. There are twenty-nine notches for each day in the synodic month, which reflects the interval between new moons. This activity likely pertained to the cult of Artemis. [OC]"
23 posts
#5
Archaeological Sites
: "Mosaic floor from the so called house of Dionysos, Paphos archaeological Park Cyprus. The villa covers an area of 2000 Square meters of which 556 are richly decorated with mosaics. Dates to the 2nd cent A.D. [OC]"
23 posts
#6
Bce
: "Glass Earrings, Egyptian, New Kingdom, mid- to late Dynasty 18, about 1400–1295 Bce"
20 posts
#7
Temple
: "Roman Temple of the 3rd-2nd century BCE at the Paestum Forum. It may have been the "Capitolium," a sanctuary to Jupiter, Minerva, and Juno which spread across Italic colonies, Latinizing their culture. Some argue this is a Temple of Peace, built to honor victory over Carthage. Campania, Italy. [OC]"
18 posts
#8
Mosaic
: "Roman Mosaic decorating a bathhouse hallway at the Baiae Archaeological Park, circa 2nd century CE. A child carries a slain rabbit below the portrait-bust of a prominent person - potentially the emperor Hadrian, who died here in 138 CE. [OC]"
14 posts
#9
Archaeology
: "The Ishtar Gate, one gate to the inner city of Babylon (constructed about 575 BC, now in the Pergamon Museum Berlin)"
13 posts
#10
Egypt
9 posts
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Last updated: September 3, 2026