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HERCULANEUM-A beautifully decorated wall mosaic framed with seashells of Neptune and Amphitrite from a triclinium.

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Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli-A beautifully and delicately painted Roman fresco. Origin, and depiction, unknown.

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HERCULANEUM-College of the Augustales-One of the largest frescoes that survived in Herculaneum, depicts Hercules fighting Achelous who had kidnapped Deianira, daughter of Althaea and King Oeneus. Immediately above the fresco, original charred wood remains.

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POMPEII-Il Castellum Aquae-Its primary purpose was to collect drinking water and distribute it to the city’s water supply. #pompeii #castellumacquae

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A Roman fresco from Pompeii which recreates the Greek mythological story of the "Sacrifice of Iphigenia." #pompeii #iphigenia #museoarcheologiconazionalenapoli

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A beautifully decorated mosaic Lararium from Pompeii (a sacred place in the home where offerings and prayers are made to the Gods.)