Naples

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Greek ceremonial winged helmet found in Southern Italy and dated to c.350 BC



helm of teleportation?

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Naiskos (ναίσκος, diminutive of ναός, temple). Krater with naiskos & two soldiers, Apulia, 320BC, Nat Arch Mus Spain.

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2,000-year-old gladiator's helmet discovered in Pompeii's ruins via @mailonline t.co/ABE8PSYIwF

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Path of the Gladiator - Underground of the Flavian Amphitheater in Pozzuoli Italy. Photo JAMES MARSHALL D.

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Conflicting centaur stories....

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A courteous centaur greets bride Hippodameia with a gift of grapes & pomegranates. House of Gavius Rufus; MAN Naples.



grape juice: blood fortifier
pomegranate: nerve sedative, wormer

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One of the Riace Bronzes is brought out of the Ionian sea. Calabria, Italy. August 1972.

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Azure Grotto, Naples - Ivan Aivazovsky, 1841.

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Bronze heater found at Pompeii dated to c.50 AD, thought to be used to reheat food: an ancient version of a microwave

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This is graphic and sad while demonstrating the Earth's power. Love that the sword is still there. A Short Sword?

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Roman Soldier, sword still strapped by his side, killed instantly by the surge cloud of Vesuvius Eruption.

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I LOVE statues and the box looks like the Arc of the Covenant!

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The moment of discovery by Maiuri in Herculaneum of a statue of Marcus Nonius Balbus & today on site @italulyxes

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Excellent for a bit of detail in the next evil Shrine Room!

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Detail of snake and altar. Lararium. Thermopolium of the Phoenix, pompeii fresco archaeology heritage Italy

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This swastika stuff really blows my mind. Shows how newer history buries older history.

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Greek helmet with swastika marks on the top part, 350-325 BC, found at Herculaneum. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris

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Tromp-l'œil (giving a 3D appearance to a flat surface) wall painting from Pompeii, dated to c.70 AD

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Wedding Vase with Lid, 225–125 BC. Sikeliot (Sicilian Greek).

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Today's #MysteryObject is a pair of ancient Greek bronze greaves from 500 BC! #DefiningBeauty t.co/NJfFI5VvMM

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Blue Cave, Capri, Italy

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The full spectrum of my pigmentarius, a painter's shop in Pompeii by super creative @gblayney & details by Dr. Hay

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Bronze Gladiator Shin Guards from the Gladiator's barracks in Pompeii. 1st Century A.D.

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The immense preserved Temple of Hera was built by Greek settlers at Paestum, Sicily, c.460 BC (Photo: Norbert Nagel)

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Tightrope walkers from the Villa of Cicero, Pompeii Satyrday

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A cool read,

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Died today (10/18) in 1355: Louis "the Child" King of Sicily, died of the Black Death

Louis the Child (Italian: Ludovico or Luigi; 4 February 1338 – 16 October 1355) was King of Sicily (also known as "Trinacria") from 15 September 1342 until his death. He was a minor upon his succession, and was under a regency until 1354. His actual rule was short, for he died in an outbreak of plague the next year. His reign was marked by civil war.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis,_King_of_Sicily

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@holland_tom ... and a fourth group: 'possible owl'? From the House of the Menander, #Pompeii #OwlsInAntiquity

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@pompei79, @holland_tom for comparanda, the Baths of Owl from El Djem, t.co/kN065Z30Sa

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Mosaic depicting a ketos (sea monster) discovered in 1969 in Caulonia (Italy), 3rd century BC.
#monstersinantiquity

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Gorgon antefix, found off the coast of Gela, Sicily, 500-450BC @allardpiersonmu #Halloween

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Erice Castle, Sicily, Italy. t.co/kfd0PjHwxZ

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Made ca 100 BC in Afghanistan, this ivory was traded until she reached Pompeii, where she was buried in AD 79.

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Gilded #medieval gerfalcon, poss. a Norman Sicilian royal battle standard c1200-1220AD t.co/tLPGqeWfnk

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Ancient Roman surgical instruments buried in a Physician's home in Pompeii, on display at Naples Museum, circa 1910. t.co/lIBIBfwLL6

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The Port of Palermo by Moonlight - Claude-Joseph Vernet, 1769 t.co/VjUQHOOq1V