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Ancient Roman Fresco discovered in 2018 in what appears to have been a bedroom of a house in Pompeii.The "Leda e il cigno" depicts the god Jupiter in the guise of a Swan, impregnating Leda a legendary Queen of Sparta.

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Ancient Roman Fresco discovered in 2018 in what appears to have been a bedroom of a house in Pompeii.The "Leda e il cigno" depicts the god Jupiter in the guise of a Swan, impregnating Leda a legendary Queen of Sparta.

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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 wall fresco depicting Silenus, the god of nature, watching Amor and Pan fighting each other. The struggle itself is interpreted as a rivalry between love and desire. The object adorned the walls of the Meleager House in Pompeii.

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Roman wall fresco depicting Silenus, the god of nature, watching Amor and Pan fighting each other. The struggle itself is interpreted as a rivalry between love and desire. The object adorned the walls of the Meleager House in Pompeii.

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The riot at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii; a roman fresco considered to depict a historical clash of 59 CE between Nucerians & Pompeians during a gladiatorial show. Discovered at Pompeii, house of Anicetus , now in the Naples arch. museum., inv. n. 112222

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The riot at the Amphitheatre of Pompeii; a roman fresco considered to depict a historical clash of 59 CE between Nucerians & Pompeians during a gladiatorial show. Discovered at Pompeii, house of Anicetus , now in the Naples arch. museum., inv. n. 112222

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A new room with frescoes depicting the initiation into the mysteries and the dionysiac procession was discovered in Pompeii

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A new room with frescoes depicting the initiation into the mysteries and the dionysiac procession was discovered in Pompeii

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Roman fresco depicting Jason entering the city of Iolkos in Greece, where he will start his quest for the golden fleece with the Argonauts. The object is located in Casa degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii.

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Roman fresco depicting Jason entering the city of Iolkos in Greece, where he will start his quest for the golden fleece with the Argonauts. The object is located in Casa degli Amorini Dorati in Pompeii.

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Popular motif from Greek and Roman mythology - the depiction of lovers, Mars and Venus on a Roman fresco. The object dates back to the 1st century CE and discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Popular motif from Greek and Roman mythology - the depiction of lovers, Mars and Venus on a Roman fresco. The object dates back to the 1st century CE and discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is located in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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Roman fresco depicting Mars and Venus - lovers who, according to ancient myths, were to hide their love before Volcano , husband of Venus. The object was found in Herculaneum.

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Roman fresco depicting Mars and Venus - lovers who, according to ancient myths, were to hide their love before Volcano , husband of Venus. The object was found in Herculaneum.

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Wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, Roman fresco, House of Gavius Rufus Pompeii, 1st century A.D. The scene depicts Centaur Eurytus offering gifts to the king of the Lapiths, Pirithous, and his bride, Hippodamia at their wedding feast, which would degenerate into violence...

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Wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia, Roman fresco, House of Gavius Rufus Pompeii, 1st century A.D. The scene depicts Centaur Eurytus offering gifts to the king of the Lapiths, Pirithous, and his bride, Hippodamia at their wedding feast, which would degenerate into violence...

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A set of ancient Roman surgical instruments discovered during excavations in Pompeii.

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A set of ancient Roman surgical instruments discovered during excavations in Pompeii.

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A photo from 1934 showing the skeletons of a man and a woman found in the House of the Craftsman in Pompeii. In 2022, scientists have managed to sequence the genome of the man, revealing his genetic profile, and that he had been afflicted by tuberculosis during his lifetime

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A photo from 1934 showing the skeletons of a man and a woman found in the House of the Craftsman in Pompeii. In 2022, scientists have managed to sequence the genome of the man, revealing his genetic profile, and that he had been afflicted by tuberculosis during his lifetime

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An erotic mosaic stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi captain during World War II has been returned to the ancient site. Featuring a man reclining on a couch being attended to by a scantily clad woman, the mosaic may have decorated a bedroom floor in a Roman villa.

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An erotic mosaic stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi captain during World War II has been returned to the ancient site. Featuring a man reclining on a couch being attended to by a scantily clad woman, the mosaic may have decorated a bedroom floor in a Roman villa.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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While preparing for construction of a housing development in Stuttgart, Germany, an ancient horse cemetery with more than 100 burials was discovered that was used by the Roman cavalry unit stationed nearby in the second century C.E.

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A large 3rd century CE Roman gold ring with an intaglio stone depicting a winged Victory driving a two-horse chariot, discovered by a metal detectorist near Ilminster in 2018. Now housed at the Museum of Somerset in England

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A tourist has sparked outrage in Greece after being photographed lifting an ancient marble fragment at the Temple of Apollo, raising serious concerns about the site's preservation. The marble appears to have been a loose piece — meaning that by being moved, it was likely scratched.

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A tourist has sparked outrage in Greece after being photographed lifting an ancient marble fragment at the Temple of Apollo, raising serious concerns about the site's preservation. The marble appears to have been a loose piece — meaning that by being moved, it was likely scratched.

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Egypt recovers trove of smuggled ancient artifacts from the US, including gilded coffin lids from the Pharaonic era, gold funerary masks and what's believed to be fragments of Queen Hatshepsut's ancient temple.

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Egypt recovers trove of smuggled ancient artifacts from the US, including gilded coffin lids from the Pharaonic era, gold funerary masks and what's believed to be fragments of Queen Hatshepsut's ancient temple.

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A six-foot marble statue of the goddess Athena has been discovered at the West Theater in Laodicea, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey. The style of the carving suggests that the sculpture dates to the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, between 27 BCE and 14 CE

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A six-foot marble statue of the goddess Athena has been discovered at the West Theater in Laodicea, an ancient city in southwestern Turkey. The style of the carving suggests that the sculpture dates to the reign of the Roman emperor Augustus, between 27 BCE and 14 CE

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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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When a Roman mosaic was discovered in modern-day Turkey, it was found to be so well made that it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern.

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When a Roman mosaic was discovered in modern-day Turkey, it was found to be so well made that it preserved the wave of an earthquake without breaking the pattern.

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