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Facts and figures
- 182 exhibition days, i.e., 6 and a half months.
- over 2000 exhibits, from 23 countries, on loan from approx. 200 museums and institutions.
- 3 000 m2 exhibition area.
- 1 590 g of 22-carat gold is the weight of the Marcus Aurelius bust from Avenches (Switzerland) presented in the exhibition.
- 14 historical paintings, most dating from the 19th century, depicting the Roman conquests and the barbarian invasions.
- 7 097 km is the distance covered by the painting by Jean-Paul Laurens, representing Honorius, on loan from the Chrysler
Museum of Art in Norfolk, U.S.A.
- 2 km is the distance separating Palazzo Grassi from the Archaeological Museum of Venice, the nearest lender for Rome and
the Barbarians
- 248 x 66 x 97 cm is the size of the Ludovisi sarcophagus, the largest single piece in the exhibition, from the collections of
Palazzo Altemps in Rome.
- 1,6 x 1,1 cm is the size of the precious buttons found in Childeric’s tomb and on loan from the Bibliothèque Nationale de
France.
- 126 are the authors that have contributed to the catalogue, which will contain over 720 pages.
- 1,8 tons of the ara victoriae from Augsbourg.
- 10, 150 kg of silver for the Missorium, also called «Plate of Achilles» or “Scipion Plate” from the Bibliothèque Nationale de
France.