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The Temple of Vesta, Tivoli.

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Mosaics at the House of the Faun, including the famous Alexander mosaic (albeit a replica.)

Pompeii.

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The fauces (entry hallway) and atrium of the House of the Faun, Pompeii with the eponymous statuette of the faun at centre stage.

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The Heliocarminus Baths.

A private bath suite reserved for Emperor Hadrian and his inner circle at the Villa Adriana, Tivoli.

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Tavern (popina or caupona) and/or eatery (thermopolia) fresco scenes from Pompeii.

Probably at a thermopolium, two pair of people are sitting down to eat. There's possibly a child standing on the right, or it might be a slave, who were depicted small to visually represent their relative societal un-importance. Note the nice detail of the hanging rail above with sausages, just as you see in shops in Italy today.

Here, a man is probably paying a landlord for a beaker of drink, though perhaps he's just purchased nuts or seeds in a cup. It's probably that which was stored in the inset jars you see in thermopolia counters, while the hot food would almost certainly have been kept on the hob behind the counter (example below, also at Pompeii).

Two men play at dice with spectators. Dice was outlawed at various times in the Roman world, but there is little doubt it went on anyway in the back rooms of cauponae.

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What still remains - mosaics in Pompeii.

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Terracotta vase || Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe || 3rd–2nd century BCE

The scene shows a bride surrounded by attendants. The vase was made for the tomb.

Source [the Met]

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Two naive fresco paintings of birds, Pompeii.

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The Priapus in the House of the Vetii, Pompeii.

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Casa dei Duo Atri, Herculaneum + details.

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Puti riding a lobster from the House of the Vetii, Pompeii.

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The hortus (garden) at the House of the Faun, Pompeii.

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Welcome!

Hello to you all, and welcome!

I’m Jenn, the admin of this blog. I’m an author of historical fiction living in Australia. I’ve been sharing my photos of antiquities and ancient places for a few years now, and I'm so pleased that these have given pleasure to as many people as they have. It’s super nice, and I appreciate each note, so thank you!

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Reflections 3/3.

The Canopus at Villa Adriana, Tivoli

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The Colosseum, Rome.

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A small lararium or statue niche in Pompeii.

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