Paestum Painting, Scene from a Symposium

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Carole Raddato
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published on 09 July 2014
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Detail from lateral walls of the Tomb of the Diver depicting a symposium scene. The frescoes are painted on limestone slabs and are dated about 480-470 BCE. National Museum of Paestum, Italy.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2014, July 09). Paestum Painting, Scene from a Symposium. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2749/paestum-painting-scene-from-a-symposium/

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