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Thermopolium, a tavern of the 1st CE, Pompeii. There were 89 of these taverns or bars in Pompeii. Citizens went there before dinner, to have hot wine mixed with water, or a quick snack. Drinks and food were kept hot in the jars sunk into the counter.
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Thermopolium, a tavern of the 1st CE, Pompeii. There were 89 of these t...

Oven of the baker Popidius Priscus, two grain mills on either side.
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Oven of the baker Popidius Priscus, two grain mills on either side.

Grain mills in the bakery of Popidius Priscus, Pompeii. The top of the mill turned around a conical base; grain was poured into the top opening and the flour collected at the base.
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Grain mills in the bakery of Popidius Priscus, Pompeii. The top of the mill turn...

Plaster cast of one of the victims of the catastrophe of 79 CE, the eruption of Vesuvius, which covered Pompeii and Herculaneum with a thick layer of volcanic stone and ashes. Bodies of the victims decomposed, but the hard crust formed by the ashes remained intact.
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Plaster cast of one of the victims of the catastrophe of 79 CE, the eruption o...

Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) Marble bust, Inv. I 1493
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Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE) Marble bust, Inv. I 1493

Cato the Younger, defender of Utica, Tunisia, killed himself when he lost the battle against Julius Cesar in 46 BCE. From Volubilis, Morocco. Bronze, H:50 cm Inv. Vol.131
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Cato the Younger, defender of Utica, Tunisia, killed himself when he lost the...

Flower-carrier. Fresco (1st CE) from Pompeii, Italy.
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Flower-carrier. Fresco (1st CE) from Pompeii, Italy.

Isis of Byblos. Bronze statuette (2nd half 1st CE). Height 29.6 cm Inv. 7620
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Isis of Byblos. Bronze statuette (2nd half 1st CE)....

The temple of the Obelisks at Byblos
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The temple of the Obelisks at Byblos

The temple of the Obelisks at Byblos
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The temple of the Obelisks at Byblos

Ruins with crusaders castle
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Ruins with crusaders castle

The gorges of the Todra river.
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The gorges of the Todra river.