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The House of the Tragic Poet (also called The Homeric House or The Iliadic House) is a Roman house in Pompeii, Italy dating to the 2nd century BCE. The house is famous for its elaborate mosaic floors and frescoes depicting scenes from Greek mythology. Discovered in November 1824 by the archaeologist Antonio Bonucci, the House of the Tragic Poet ...
Venus was the divine protector of Pompeii, and featured in many frescoes around the city. [15] The goddess of love, sex, and fertility, Venus was closely associated with eroticism and prostitution in ancient Rome. [16] The mural of Venus from Pompeii may have been a Roman copy of the then famous painting by Apelles which Lucian mentioned ...
Roman fresco with a banquet scene from the Casa dei Casti Amanti, Pompeii The Pompeian Styles are four periods which are distinguished in ancient Roman mural painting.They were originally delineated and described by the German archaeologist August Mau (1840–1909) from the excavation of wall paintings at Pompeii, which is one of the largest groups of surviving Roman frescoes.
Villa of the Mysteries. The Villa of the Mysteries (Italian: Villa dei Misteri) is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It is famous for the series of exquisite frescos in Room 5, which are usually interpreted as showing the initiation of a bride into a Greco-Roman mystery cult.
272 cm × 513 cm (8 ft 11 in × 16 ft 8 in) Location. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. The Alexander Mosaic, also known as the Battle of Issus Mosaic, is a Roman floor mosaic originally from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, Italy. It is typically dated between c. 120 and 100 BCE [1] and depicts a battle between the armies of Alexander ...
October 25, 2024 at 9:15 AM. Archaeological Park of Pompeii. Archaeologists have uncovered a tiny house in Pompeii that is filled with elaborate – and sometimes erotic – frescoes, further ...
Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, ... Another 2,000-year-old fresco in the grand dining room (Parco Archeologico di Pompei pre)
180 BC. Copy of the Dancing Faun. The House of the Faun (Italian: Casa del Fauno), constructed in the 2nd century BC during the Samnite period (180 BC), [1] was a grand Hellenistic palace that was framed by peristyle in Pompeii, Italy. The historical significance in this impressive estate is found in the many great pieces of art that were well ...