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Mosaic, Pompeii
A mosaic from the Roman town of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Such fine mosaics were a common feature of floors in the villas of the town and depicted scenes from mythology, the owner's business interests...
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Electoral Notices, Pompeii
Many of the buildings in the Roman town of Pompeii, preserved following the burial of the town by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE, were covered in electoral notices and graffiti on all manner of subjects.
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Hercules
Roman copy of an original by the Greek sculptor Lysippos of about 325-300 BCE. Restored and set into a modern bust by the English sculptor Joseph Nollekens. Said to have been found at the foot of Mount Vesuvius and presented to the...
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The Temple of Jupiter in the Forum of Pompeii
The Temple of Jupiter dominates the north side of the Forum of Pompeii, with Mount Vesuvius looming behind it. After the town became a Roman colony in 80 BCE, the temple became a Capitolium, a temple dedicated...
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Two-storey Building, Herculaneum
A two-storey building at Herculaneum. The town was buried under ash and lava following th eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is very rare for upper stories of Roman buildings with their wooden elements to survive...
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Dog, Pompeii
A cast of a dog from Pompeii. The dog was trapped in the ash flows of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.
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Antiquarium of Boscoreale, Room I
Room I of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale (Italy) is devoted to the economy and environment of the Vesuvius area in Roman times and showcases a copy of the famous plaster cast of a dog from Pompeii, and another of...
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Roman fresco with flowers and birds
Wall painting fragment with flowers and birds, from a Roman villa around Mt. Vesuvius, before 79 CE. (Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany)
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Reconstruction of Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii
A digital reconstruction of the Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii. Built in the 2nd Century BCE, the site was caught up in the destruction caused by Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. This reconstruction depicts the temple...
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Statuette of a Hora of Autumn
The body of the statuette apparently, found in a "vineyard near Vesuvius", is almost fully intact. The head, dating from antiquity, does not belong to it and was attached and amended by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi. After 1830...
