On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii ... House of Phaedra—named after a ...

A recently excavated house contains at least four paintings including an artistic depiction of copulation between a satyr and a nymph.

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On August 24, 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius erupted and encased the nearby Roman city of Pompeii in ash. Today, the city is a time ...