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#AprilFools is know in Italy as #pescedaprile (April's fish), so today #FrescoFriday is this 2nd c. AD scene with boats and fishes from the luxurious complex of Pietra Papa. The ships,without mailmast & sails, are the typical fluvial boats, while the fishes are more heterogeneous
We often think that Roman #women spent most of their lives inside their own houses. Archaeological evidences & literally sources instead tell us that they frequently enter business, working but also running corporations & even owning factories
#WomensHistoryMonth #FrescoFriday
The "Tomb of the Dancing Women" is a semichamber Peucetian tomb discovered in Ruvo di Puglia. On the 6 painted wall panels 30+ women, dressed with bright coloured veils & chitons, dance in circle, with their arms interlocked, from the 5th C. BC #FrescoFriday
#WomensHistoryMonth
A #FrescoFriday inspired by last week episode of "Pompei. La città viva", the new podcast by @ElectaEditore & @PianoPItalia. This detail from the fullonica of Veranius Hypsaeus in @pompeii_sites portrays a man brushing wool cloth while the one under the cage is whitening a fabric
Back to my origin for today's #MuseumsUnlocked on #Bronze. The #Riace bronzes were discovered in 1972 in the sea near Riace.They are 2 of the few surviving full-size ancient Greek bronzes, both casted in V BC. Athletes, heroes, or deities, their identification is not yet certain
In the countryside,(📸by @Capitolivm: https://t.co/JRGT0AEjdh) wealthy people built the #villae. We know 2 different type:the #villarustica, the hub of a large agricultural estate and the #villaurbana, easily reachable from the closest city,built for leasure #Museumsunlocked 2/12
For today's #MuseumsUnlocked, let's take a tour around the #RomanEmpire to explore some #DomesticArchitecture. The most common #house for medium-upper classes in cities&towns was the #domus (📸: T.Langhammer on @WikiCommons - CC BY-SA 3.0), while #insulae were block of flats 1/12
Pezzi di un'#Italia bella.
Oggi, a #Catania presidio antirazzista, davanti alla #Diciotti.
Martedì, finalmente, presidio a #Milano (Grazie @isentinelli, @20muri e @civati ). Perché un'altra #Italia, ancora capace di umanità, esiste.
#CataniaAccoglie #fateliscendere
@Dest0Ribelle @lauraboldrini @BBCNews Per altro, a parte che parlare di razze nel 2018 è anacronistico, questo è un affresco di età neroniana da Ercolano, con scena di sacrificio a Iside. Potrà vedervi diversi sacerdoti dalla chiara pelle scura. Ad Ercolano, nel I dC, emigrati africano erano addirittura sacerdoti!