The House of the Vettii is a domus located in the Roman town Pompeii, which was preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house is named... 35 KB (5,190 words) - 07:21, 30 April 2024 |
installed the paintings (2002-2007) from the Villa's cubiculum, or bedroom, for the new Greek and Roman Galleries. The excavation of the House of the Vettii from... 21 KB (2,512 words) - 13:08, 8 April 2024 |
Room in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii. One of the largest contributions seen in the Fourth Style is the advancement of still life with intense space... 15 KB (1,890 words) - 09:15, 1 May 2024 |
Priapus (category Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference) thieves: A number of Roman paintings of Priapus have survived. One of the most famous images of Priapus is that from the House of the Vettii in Pompeii. A... 20 KB (2,284 words) - 04:39, 28 April 2024 |
Human penis size (redirect from Size of the human penis) vary in size on a number of measures, including length and circumference when flaccid and erect. Besides the natural variability of human penises in general... 66 KB (7,752 words) - 16:24, 11 April 2024 |
Pompeii (category 70s disestablishments in the Roman Empire) of the Small Fountain (Pompeii) House of the Surgeon House of the Tragic Poet House of the Vettii Exterior villas Villa of Diomedes Villa of the Mysteries... 94 KB (10,625 words) - 14:43, 21 April 2024 |
became quite wealthy. The brothers who owned House of the Vettii, one of the biggest and most magnificent houses in Pompeii, are thought to have been freedmen... 26 KB (3,162 words) - 15:11, 27 February 2024 |
Genius (mythology) (section History of the concept) fertility. House of Iulius Polybius, Pompeii. Ancestral genius (upper centre) flanked by Lares, with serpent below. Lararium, House of the Vettii Pompeii... 19 KB (1,983 words) - 16:28, 20 April 2024 |
Sparagmos (category Cult of Dionysus) omophagia (the eating of the raw flesh of the one dismembered). It is associated with the Maenads or Bacchantes, followers of Dionysus, and the Dionysian... 4 KB (494 words) - 04:34, 2 April 2023 |
Ixion (category Kings of the Lapiths) native') was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly. Ixion was the son of Ares, or Leonteus, or Antion and Perimele, or the notorious evildoer... 13 KB (1,472 words) - 18:59, 25 April 2024 |
the Fourth Style is the Ixion Room in the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.The House of the Prince of Naples is also an example in a more modest structure... 41 KB (5,068 words) - 06:54, 6 March 2024 |
The Villa of the Mysteries (Italian: Villa dei Misteri) is a well-preserved suburban ancient Roman villa on the outskirts of Pompeii, southern Italy. It... 23 KB (2,829 words) - 07:26, 30 April 2024 |
the Philippians is written from Rome. (approximate date) Hero of Alexandria writes Metrica, Mechanics, and Pneumatics. AD 60–79 – House of the Vettii... 6 KB (681 words) - 04:52, 4 December 2023 |
Brownie (folklore) (redirect from Wag-at-the-Wa) night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores and farming tasks. The human owners of the house must leave a bowl of milk or cream... 58 KB (7,095 words) - 00:27, 30 March 2024 |
in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vetti may refer to: Vetti, Norway, a farm area in Årdal, Norway House of the Vettii, a Roman house in Pompeii Vēṭṭi... 415 bytes (100 words) - 19:22, 19 February 2023 |
of influence in imperial administration and bureaucracy. The brothers who owned House of the Vettii, one of the biggest and most magnificent houses in... 17 KB (2,171 words) - 07:14, 8 April 2024 |
Daedalus (redirect from The Household EP) seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, and possibly also the father of Iapyx. Among his most... 29 KB (3,185 words) - 20:00, 2 May 2024 |
simply the painted image of a shrine; most Romans lived in apartment blocks or small-scale rural houses, with minimal indoor facilities. The symbolism... 7 KB (837 words) - 19:17, 16 April 2023 |
Nephele (category Family of Athamas) νεφέλη nephele "cloud, mass of clouds"; corresponds to Latin nebula) was a cloud nymph who figured prominently in the story of Phrixus and Helle. Greek myth... 5 KB (497 words) - 09:13, 26 January 2024 |
Perspective (graphical) (redirect from Point of view (painting)) equal segments of about 50 cm. The painting takes the viewer through a visual story in space and time. "Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Fauces and Priapus"... 34 KB (3,467 words) - 04:09, 8 December 2023 |
literary evidence. McGinn finds the House of the Centenary along with the House of the Vettii to offer the best examples of potential sex-club facilities... 21 KB (2,798 words) - 08:13, 30 April 2024 |