Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum
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title:
Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum
text:
Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum has been both exhibited as art and censored as pornography. The Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the bay of Naples were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, thereby preserving their buildings and artefacts until extensive archaeological excavations began in the 18th century. These digs revealed the cities to be rich in erotic artefacts such as statues, frescoes, and household items decorated with sexual themes. The ubiquity of
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Aspect of art in ancient Rome
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum
date created:
2002-11-15T23:22:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:03:39Z
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