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    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...
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    mural of Mercury/Priapus Wall Painting of Priapus, House of the Vettii Wall painting of Priapus with two phalluses in the Lupanar 72 -79 CE A fresco of Venus...
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  • 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...
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    point of art in the House of the Tragic Poet. Except for the House of the Vettii, it contained more large-scale, mythological frescoes than any other home...
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    itself. The House of the Faun, along with the House of Pansa and the House of the Silver Wedding represent the higher class of the Roman houses of the Republic...
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    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...
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    outward, theatrical functions of household religion. The House of the Vettii in Pompeii had two lararia; one was positioned out of public view, and was probably...
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    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...
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    decorations of the House of Neptune, the House of the Golden Cupids, the House of the Lovers, the Imperial Villa and the House of the Vettii in Pompeii, the basilica...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    The House of Menander (Italian: Casa del Menandro) is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration...
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    fertility. House of Iulius Polybius, Pompeii. Ancestral genius (upper centre) flanked by Lares, with serpent below. Lararium, House of the Vettii Pompeii...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    contains the casts of 13 victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The insula once contained more town houses than the two which stand at the northwestern...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    the Philippians is written from Rome. (approximate date) Hero of Alexandria writes Metrica, Mechanics, and Pneumatics. AD 60–79 – House of the Vettii...
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    of influence in imperial administration and bureaucracy. The brothers who owned House of the Vettii, one of the biggest and most magnificent houses in...
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    particularly true of those gods belonging to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings, the so-called "religion of Numa", which was...
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    simply the painted image of a shrine; most Romans lived in apartment blocks or small-scale rural houses, with minimal indoor facilities. The symbolism...
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    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...
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    4932889 The House of Julia Felix, also referred to as the praedia (Latin for an estate, or land) of Julia Felix, is a large Roman property on the Via dell'Abbondanza...
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    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...
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    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"...
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    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...
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    Dirce (category Children of Potamoi)
    Coleridge in The Complete Greek Drama, edited by Whitney J. Oates and Eugene O'Neill, Jr. Volume 1. New York. Random House. 1938. Online version at the Perseus...
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