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FIRST CORRIDOR 
50. Tiberius, was born in the year 712 A. U. C. 
(42 A D.), and was the son of Tiberius Claudius Nero 
and Livia. This bust appears to have been made in 
the first years of his reign, as his dissolute, cruel, and 
turbúlent life, while he was on the throne altered his 
look entirely and his face was all spotted with boils 
in his latter years. He died at the age of 78, having 
reigned for 22 years. 
69. Poppea. She was Nero’s wife or mistress ; the 
most beautiful woman in her time, as may be seen 
from the delicate feature of this bust. 
62. The Dioscuri. Sarcophagus. It is related that 
Ida and Lynceus sons of Amphareus of Messenes were 
the lovers of Thebea and Ilaria daughters of Leucippus. 
Castor and Pollux sons of Jupiter (the Dioscuri also 
fell in love with them and ravihed them; whence the 
hatred among the pretenders. This is the subject of 
this sarcophagus. The two corners of its front side are 
decorated with two personificationsof Victory. Between 
them the rape of Leucippus’ daughters is represented 
as follows: Each one of the Dioscuri bears his beloved 
on his shoulders; they are both naked or simply clad 
in their clamides. One of the girls, dressed in a tunic, 
presses her right hand on her ravisher, striving to 
escape from him while a woman runs to help her. The 
other girl is grasping her mother Philodices’ mantle 
trying to detain he who is flying away with her hus- 
band. All these people are purseud by Ida, Amphareus 
eldest son, who is rushing after the rival of himself 
and brother ; but Lynceus prudently tries to stop him 
by opposing his shield to him. The left side of the 
sarcophagus bears the figure of a naked man with 
clamys, and a woman whose hand he holds. Behind 
this is an urn upon a pedestal. A curtain is spread 
behind the figures. On the other side is a man stand¬ 
ing, with his left hand upon an altar; a woman stands 
by the opposite side of the altar, laying her right hand 
upon it. Behind her is an urn upon a pillar. — This 
sarcophagus has been restored in differents parts. It 
was brought from Rome in 1788. 
72. Galba. This bust is a clever work, but rather