CNN —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.
This change could have occurred due to shifting trends in Roman - and particularly Pompeian - society, during the first century AD, archaeologists said.
Archaeological Park of PompeiiThis latest discovery spotlights the ornate decorations that rich Romans enjoyed in their homes – several frescoes depict mythical scenes and others are decorated with plant and animal motifs on a white background.
Archaeological Park of PompeiiErotic and elaborate frescoes like this have been uncovered in Pompeii before.
Elsewhere in this newly excavated house, the last ritual offerings left before the eruption still remain at the household shrine, known as a lararium.
Persons:
Hippolytus, Theseus, Phaedra, Adonis, Leda, ”, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Zuchtriegel, “
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Vesuvius
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