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For #FrescoFriday a representation of Hermaphroditus wrapping a band of cloth around the chest while looking in a mirror held by Cupid. Dating around 50 AD.
Photo: Landesmuseum Württemberg
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A lovely enamelled copper alloy #Roman fibula (brooch) in the form of a #horse. Found in Bliesbruck.
Fibulae in form of animals appear mainly throughout the north-western provinces of the Roman Empire.
Photo: Parc Archéologique Européen Bliesbruck-Reinheim
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Campaigning in Roman times: For #FrescoFriday a painting from Pompeii that was long believed to show the sale of bread. It's thought now to be the free distribution of bread ahead of an election by a politician in a white toga.
Photo: MANN Inv. No. 9071
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For #FrescoFriday a detail of a painting from the Cubiculum (bedroom) of the villa of Publius Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, depicting a rocky scenery with a balustrade and an arbor in the upper part and a cave with a fountain and various birds in the... 1/2
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Dumped in the toilet – the story of Saciro’s vessels and poor Latin skills: Archaeological finds tell stories from different areas of life. In 2000, a set of Samian ware vessels was found in a latrine at the #Roman settlement …1/3
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On the move in the #Roman empire: Mobility both in Roman administration and military was of great importance. The career of Titus Varius Clemens from Celeia (Celje, Slovenia), which lasted more than 40 years, can be reconstructed... 1/2
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