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Pompeii

Refers to the ancient city in Italy that was taken by Rome in c. 80 B.C.E.. Its destruction by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 C.E. led to the preservation of a huge number of ancient Roman wall paintings.

Dates

c. 800 B.C.E.–79 C.E.

Places

Europe > Southern Europe > Italy

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

Roman wall painting styles

The rediscovery of Pompeii and the other cities of Vesuvius

Pompeii, an introduction

Rome’s history in four faces at The Met

Ancient Roman art, an introduction

Contrapposto explained

Women in Roman art

Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials

Digging through time: Archaeology in Rome

Roman domestic architecture: the insula

Roman domestic architecture: the villa

Works of Art

Portrait of Young Woman and Couple (Terentius neo and Wife) from Pompeii

1st century C.E.

1st century C.E.

An Indian ivory statuette in Pompeii

1st century C.E.

Alexander Mosaic from the House of the Faun, Pompeii

Greek original c. 315 B.C.E.; Roman copy c. 100 B.C.E.

Still Life with Peaches

c. 62-69 C.E.

Dionysiac frieze, Villa of Mysteries, Pompeii

before 79 C.E.

Pompeii: House of the Vettii

c. 62–79 C.E.