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A narrow street in Pompeii,with Vesuvius in the background.
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A narrow street in Pompeii,with Vesuvius in the background.

Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustrates the rites of initiation of brides to the cult of Dionysos. Before 79 CE
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Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustra...

Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustrates the rites of initiation of brides to the cult of Dionysos. Before 79 CE
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Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustra...

Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustrates the rites of initiation of brides to the cult of Dionysos. Before 79 CE
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Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustra...

Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustrates the rites of initiation of brides to the cult of Dionysos. Before 79 CE See also 03-05-04/34
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Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustra...

Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustrates the rites of initiation of brides to the cult of Dionysos. Before 79 CE Detail of 03-05-03/44
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Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustra...

Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustrates the rites of initiation of brides to the cult of Dionysos. Before 79 CE
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Mural from the villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii. The series of frescoes illustra...

A ship, symbol of life, with lowered sails. Relief on the mausoleum of C. Munatius Faustus, built by his wife Naevoleia Tyche (1st half 1st CE). From the west side of Via dei sepolcri, Pompeii.
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A ship, symbol of life, with lowered sails. Relief on the mausoleum...

Emperor Augustus offering to the gods. Marble altar on the Forum in Pompeii.
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Emperor Augustus offering to the gods. Marble altar on the Foru...

Charred olives from Pompeii, left over after the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 CE.
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Charred olives from Pompeii, left over after the erup...

Charred nuts from Pompeii, left over after the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79 CE.
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Charred nuts from Pompeii, left over after the erup...

Comedy scene: consultation of a sorceress. Three women wearing theatrical masks,the maiden seeking help, the friend or courtesan, the witch.The mosaic is signed "Dioskurides of Samos". From the so-called House of Cicero, Pompeii. Inv.9987
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Comedy scene: consultation of a sorceress. Three women wearing theatrical...