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title: Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2232/fresco-of-a-statue-of-mars-pompeii/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2232.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2232.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mars/), the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), is painted standing on a plinth in this [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) from [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/). In a typical pose, he has a spear, shield and crested helmet. (House of [Venus](https://www.worldhistory.org/venus/), Pompeii)

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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

### APA
Raddato, C. (2014, January 17). Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2232/fresco-of-a-statue-of-mars-pompeii/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2232/fresco-of-a-statue-of-mars-pompeii/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Jan 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2232/fresco-of-a-statue-of-mars-pompeii/>.

## License & Copyright

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