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Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum has been both exhibited as art and censored as pornography. The Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the bay of Naples were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD , thereby preserving their buildings and artefacts until extensive archaeological excavations began in the 18th century.
Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city doomed and buried by Mount Vesuvius’s deadly eruption in AD79.. The most impressive discovery is ...
Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a series of striking paintings showing Helen of Troy and other Greek heroes has been uncovered in the ruined Roman town of Pompeii.
Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further revealing the ornate way in which Romans decorated their homes.
The villa is named for the paintings Room 5, which are in the Second Style and dated to about 70-60 BC. [14] Although the actual subject of the frescoes is debated, [ 15 ] the most common interpretation is that they depict the initiation of a woman into matrimony in accordance with the Dionysian Mysteries , a mystery cult devoted to the god ...
The graffiti within the brothel included both texts and images as well as death notices, poems, etchings, greetings, and compliments. [6] The Lupanar's graffiti was considered a multi-sensory experience. Because much of the Pompeii population was not completely literate, graffiti was an intentionally interactive experience for all visitors.
A small home in Pompeii came with a big surprise when it was revealed it contained a number of ornate and erotic frescoes. Archaeologists uncovered the house in the central district of the ancient ...
The bottom half of the painting was found intact in the House of the Tragic Poet, and depicts Eros as he rides a dolphin and carries a trident. The missing portion, visible in Stabiae, shows that the painting originally depicted Poseidon on his sea horse as he abducted Amphitrite. Like in other panels, she looked out toward the viewer.