Museo nazionale di Santa Maria delle Monache, Archaeological museum and history museum in Isernia, Italy.
The Museo nazionale di Santa Maria delle Monache occupies the monumental complex of Santa Maria delle Monache in Isernia. Its rooms display stone pieces from the Isernia countryside of Republican and Imperial Roman date: Corinthian capitals, column drums, architectural fragments and votive altars, alongside large blocks carved with gladiators from a monument at Taverna della Croce.
The museum was founded in 1934 and brings together finds from the Roman Republic and Imperial periods discovered in the region. These artifacts document the long Roman presence in central Italy.
The collection displays a relief depicting the Battle of Issus and life-sized statue fragments from the 1st century BC, reflecting Roman craftsmanship from the region. These works show how the ancient population represented power and heroism.
The museum is located in a historic complex in central Isernia and opens Tuesday through Sunday. Visitors can explore the collections independently or join guided tours through the archaeological exhibits.
Two large honorary bases in the collection once carried statues that are now lost; one was dedicated to Sextus Apuleius, grandson of Augustus and consul in 14 AD, the other to Gaius Spetu Muleius, quattuorvir and municipal governor. The inscriptions name their offices directly.
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