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Sex in Pompeii
This Roman fresco shows the act of making love. It was found in the bedroom (cubiculum) of the Casa del Centenario (IX 8,3) in Pompeii. 1st Century CE.
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Temple of the Obelisks
The Temple of the Obelisks in Byblos was an ancient Phoenician temple built in the Late Bronze Age (1600-1200 BCE).
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Agnodice
Engraving of Agnodice, ancient Greek practitioner of medicine.
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Aspasia Surrounded by Greek Philosophers
Aspasia Surrounded by Greek Philosophers, oil on canvas painting by Michel Corneille the Younger, 1670, Palace of Versailles.
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Aphrodite of Knidos
Roman copy of Aphrodite of Knidos by Praxiteles (4th cent BCE); restored by Ippolito Buzzi (Italian, 1562–1634 CE)
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Skyphos Boscoreale with Augustus
Skyphos (two-handled wine cup) from the Boscoreale Treasure depicting Augustus receiving the obeisance of vanquished Barbarians and personifications of subdued provinces. Late 1st century BCE - early 1st century CE...
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Colossal portrait of Augustus
Colossal portrait of Augustus, 1st century CE. (Vatican Museums, Rome)
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Statue of Augustus
A statue of Augustus depicted as magistrate. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
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Spartacus
Spartacus, marble sculpture of Denis Foyatier, 1830 CE. (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Bust of Augustus
Bust of Augustus wearing the oak crown (corona civica) discovered on the site of the Roman villa of Chiragan (France), 19-18 BCE. (Toulouse, Musée Saint-Raymond)
