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title: Wall Painting of a Swan in the House of Fortune, Carthago Nova
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11174/wall-painting-of-a-swan-in-the-house-of-fortune-ca/
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# Wall Painting of a Swan in the House of Fortune, Carthago Nova
_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11174.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) depicting a swan in the tablinum of the House of Fortune in [Carthago Nova](https://www.worldhistory.org/Carthago_Nova/) (modern-day Cartagena), a [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) on the southern Iberian Peninsula, Spain. The house dates to the late 1st century BCE and was occupied until the late 2nd century CE. It covered an area of 204 m2 and belonged to a wealthy family.
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## About the Author
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work
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Raddato, C. (2019, September 09). Wall Painting of a Swan in the House of Fortune, Carthago Nova. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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