Tag: Mosaics

Ancient mosaic returns to Pompeii: Cultural treasure repatriated after Nazi theft

Jul 26, 2025

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As reported by Giada Zampano & Andrea Rosa in The Independent online on Tuesday 15 July 2025 An erotic-themed mosaic from the Roman era was returned to Pompeii on Tuesday after being stolen by a Nazi during the Second World War. The mosaic panel, on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of…
Momento Mori

Jul 19, 2025

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in Ancient Rome, Everything Latin, Petronius, Poetry, Pompeii, Roman Empire, Roman Republic

Remember that you must die – The ”Memento Mori” Mosaic dated to the mid-first century AD, before the Mt. Vesuvius eruption (photograph by Erich Lessing in Art Resource) In Roman culture, there was a belief in life after death and that the soul lived on after the person had died. The Romans believed that after…