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1,900-year-old Roman fresco unearthed from volcanic ashes in the ruins of Pompeii . Revealing a glimpse of Roman daily life, it retains astonishing vibrancy, which was likely part of a house.

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1,900-year-old Roman fresco unearthed from volcanic ashes in the ruins of Pompeii . Revealing a glimpse of Roman daily life, it retains astonishing vibrancy, which was likely part of a house.

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Roman fresco showing and extremly realistic bird and fountain. It is located in the triclinium of the House of the Golden Bracelet in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco showing and extremly realistic bird and fountain. It is located in the triclinium of the House of the Golden Bracelet in Pompeii.

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Two near lifesize sculptures unearthed from an ancient Roman tomb in Pompeii

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Two near lifesize sculptures unearthed from an ancient Roman tomb in Pompeii

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The footprint of a Roman baby in red clay, which was left during drying, is about 2000 years old. Its location is Vaison-la-Romaine, France.

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The footprint of a Roman baby in red clay, which was left during drying, is about 2000 years old. Its location is Vaison-la-Romaine, France.

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Roman fresco showing Amor riding a crab. Object discovered in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco showing Amor riding a crab. Object discovered in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco showing a mouse. The object was found in the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Via del Tempio di Iside, near Palestra Sannitica.

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Roman fresco showing a mouse. The object was found in the Temple of Isis in Pompeii, Via del Tempio di Iside, near Palestra Sannitica.

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Pompeii pizza fresco. Researchers believe the fresco, which likely shows focaccia covered with fruit and an early version of pesto , is a symbol of hospitality in the home where it was found. Pompeii Archeological Park

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Pompeii pizza fresco. Researchers believe the fresco, which likely shows focaccia covered with fruit and an early version of pesto , is a symbol of hospitality in the home where it was found. Pompeii Archeological Park

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A fresco from Pompeii showing the kiss of a Roman couple. Above is the inscription: NOLO CUM MYRTALE, which can be translated as: "I don't want to with Myrtale".

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A fresco from Pompeii showing the kiss of a Roman couple. Above is the inscription: NOLO CUM MYRTALE, which can be translated as: "I don't want to with Myrtale".

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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Roman fresco from Pompeii showing a painter making a portrait in the company of another woman.

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The 4000-year-old skeletons of an adult who was trying to shield a child from a massive earthquake that struck China in 2000 BCE and triggered massive floods, in an event that is sometimes referred to as ‘China’s Pompeii’. Now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China

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The 4000-year-old skeletons of an adult who was trying to shield a child from a massive earthquake that struck China in 2000 BCE and triggered massive floods, in an event that is sometimes referred to as ‘China’s Pompeii’. Now located at the Lajia Ruins Museum in northwest China

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Roman fresco showing Menander . He was a Greek dramatist, who wrote 108 comedies. Object located in House of Menander in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco showing Menander . He was a Greek dramatist, who wrote 108 comedies. Object located in House of Menander in Pompeii.

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A Roman marble sculpture of four puppies, all curled up asleep together. Unearthed from the ruins of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

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A Roman marble sculpture of four puppies, all curled up asleep together. Unearthed from the ruins of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

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Two 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been unearthed by the archaeologists in Gloucestershire, Britain.

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Two 1,900-year-old Roman swords have been unearthed by the archaeologists in Gloucestershire, Britain.

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Pair of 1,300-year-old "Ruyi" shoes unearthed in 1964 from Tomb No. 37 at the famous Astana Graves in Turpan, Xinjiang, China. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum in Urumqi, China.

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Pair of 1,300-year-old "Ruyi" shoes unearthed in 1964 from Tomb No. 37 at the famous Astana Graves in Turpan, Xinjiang, China. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum in Urumqi, China.

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The "Sappho" fresco, or Portrait of a Young Woman with Stylus, Pompeii, 1st century AD. It depicts a finely dressed young woman with a writing tablet and stylus, used in Roman paintings to indicate literacy and education. She was identified as the Greek poet Sappho without proof...

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The "Sappho" fresco, or Portrait of a Young Woman with Stylus, Pompeii, 1st century AD. It depicts a finely dressed young woman with a writing tablet and stylus, used in Roman paintings to indicate literacy and education. She was identified as the Greek poet Sappho without proof...

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Roman fresco of a table bearing a rich display of silverware from Tomb of Caius Vestorius Priscus, one of the last to be built in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco of a table bearing a rich display of silverware from Tomb of Caius Vestorius Priscus, one of the last to be built in Pompeii.

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An image of the unregenerate heart from page 21 of The book of similitudes. 1860 CE, now housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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An image of the unregenerate heart from page 21 of The book of similitudes. 1860 CE, now housed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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A painting by Utagawa Toyokuni of the actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in a “Shibaraku” role. From Japan, early 1810s CE, now housed at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C.

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In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony.

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In a stunning find deep in the woods of North Jura, Poland, metal detectorists have found a Roman sword from 2,000 years ago. The sword was in three pieces, which researchers think might mean it was part of a burial or ceremony.

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