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Rome: City and Empire Competition

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Photo of a statue of the Roman goddess Fortuna.
Fortuna was the goddess of fortune and luck in the Roman religion. Her statue is one of the many objects in Roman: City and Empire. © Trustees of the British Museum, 2018. All rights reserved.

The Romans are coming to the National Museum of Australia and we are giving away five double passes to the exhibition, as well as a private tour with curator, Dr Lily Withycombe.

The National Museum of Australia’s new exhibition Rome: City and Empire, brings to Canberra more than 200 of the British Museum’s most engaging and beautiful Roman objects. Some of them have never travelled outside England before.

The prize

  • Two tickets to Rome: City and Empire exhibition
  • Private tour with Curator, Dr Lily Withycombe on Saturday, 13 October
  • A beautiful Rome: City and Empire hard copy catalogue

How to enter

Just subscribe to the ABC Radio Canberra newsletter by Wednesday 12 September for the chance to win the prize above.

For existing newsletter subscribers, look out for your newsletter on 13 September, for your chance to go into the draw to win.

Please read the Terms and Conditions before entering this competition.

Competition dates

Monday 3 September – Monday 17 September

More about Rome: City + Empire

Witness the grandeur of the vast empire of ancient Rome and share stories of everyday life, worship, war, glory, and death, through more than 200 intriguing and beautiful objects from the British Museum.

Think a cast of iconic historical figures including Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra and the adopted son of Caesar and the first Roman Emperor, Augustus.

Canberra is the only city in Australia to host this incredible exhibition. Rome: City and Empire opens 21 September 2018 and ends 3 February 2019.

Visit the National Museum of Australia’s website for more details.

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