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Roman city frozen in volcanic ash since 79 AD

- object type: wall painting (fresco) - description: snake; - incised inscription: - VENUS ENIM / PLAGIARIA / EST QUIA EXSANGUNI / MEUM PETIT / IN VIES TUMULTU / PARIET OPTET / SIBI UT BENE / NAUIGET
- object type: wall painting (fresco) - description: snake; - incised inscription: - VENUS ENIM / PLAGIARIA / EST QUIA EXSANGUNI / MEUM PETIT / IN VIES TUMULTU / PARIET OPTET / SIBI UT BENE /… © ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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