Fresco with Urania

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Carole Raddato
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published on 21 June 2015
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A fresco fragment depicting Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, from the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii, 62-79 CE. (now in Louvre Museum, Paris)

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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. (2015, June 21). Fresco with Urania. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3937/fresco-with-urania/

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Raddato, Carole. "Fresco with Urania." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified June 21, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3937/fresco-with-urania/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Fresco with Urania." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 21 Jun 2015. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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