Archaeologists excavating parts of the ancient city of Pompeii made public new discoveries on Friday that provide a grim glimpse into the bleak existence of enslaved people two millenniums ago, including the existence of a “bakery-prison.”
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#ReliefWednesday; a votive relief depicting Orpheus among animals, perhaps in a cave. A poet offers to him a scroll. Found at the acropolis of #Sparta. Now in the Archaeological Museum of Sparta. Dated to the 1st century CE.
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5 facts about the ancient #Roman necropolis that borders the #Vatican, now open to the public.
The site was previously only accessible to scholars and specialists.
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'Intersecting arches' come Norman-Romanesque 'blind arcading', come 'pointed arch intersects' are NOT an "Islamic" innovation — they are of _Roman_ origin, Roman mosaic ornament/motif.
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Roman Mosaic, 2nd C AD, House of Tetrastyle Atrium, Nora, Sardinia Italy
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#OnThisDay, the Feroniae, a festival to Feronia, a Sabine goddess related to fertility and the wilds. Pictured, Temple C at Largo Argentina in #Rome, believed to be dedicated to her, possibly by Marcus Curius Dentatus following... (1/2)
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#OnThisDay, the Requietio of the festival of Cybele and Attis, a day of rest following the celebrations of the previous day. From the Archaeological Museum of Philippi, a votive relief depicting Attis and Cybele. Dated to the Roman period.
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