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Roman Shrine Preserved For 2,000 Years By Ash From Vesuvius Eruption Unearthed At Pompeii
The shrine, known as a lararium, is surrounded by well-preserved paintings and murals depicting animals, deities, and more.
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Tomb Of Roman Priestess Of The Goddess Ceres Found At Pompeii
A tomb discovered within an elite necropolis in Pompeii has been identified as the final resting place of an ancient ...
4 people sought shelter from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, sealing their own fates
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that four people, including a child, in Pompeii used furniture to block a bedroom door ...
Pompeii family's desperate final moments revealed in new archaeological excavation
A new Pompeii excavation revealed details about family members who barricaded themselves with a bed during the Mt. Vesuvius ...
Incredible new Pompeii find sheds light on secretive ‘sex cult’
It’s not the only Pompeii mansion to celebrate the god of excess. The “House of Bacchus” was excavated in 1879. One of its frescoes shows the god standing beside Mount Vesuvius, wrapped in a gown of ...
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Hail Mary, full of grace: Why popes and other Catholics pray to the Virgin Mary
Pope Leo XIV closed his first public blessing as pontiff with a Hail Mary, after invoking the feast day of Our Lady of Pompei ...