Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Paintings; Portrait paintings; Murals; Portraits; Men; Dramatists; Authors; Comedians; People associated with entertainment & sports; Sitting; Clothing & dress; Wreaths;...
"In a niche at the back of the peristyle in the refined Pompeii domus that takes its name from this fresco, this portrait of the Athenian comedian Menander (end of the fourth century B.C.) was painted during the late Julio-Claudian era. The...
Architecture; Buildings; Public baths; Bathhouses; Health & hygiene facilities; Social & civic facilities; Rooms & spaces; Paintings; Murals; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sex; Erotica; Relations between the sexes; Men; Women; Couples;...
"Detail of a famous erotic frieze, probably painted during the time of Nero, in the apodyterium of the Suburban Baths of Pompeii: a true illustrated manual of various sexual positions, it appears to have been inspired by literary works on...
"In this view, the palace of Nebuchadnezzar II, with its famous Hanging Gardens, can be seen just behind and to the right of the Ishtar Gate, to the west of the Processional Way. The Marduk Ziggurat looms up in the far distance on the east...
Architecture; Buildings; Brothels; Prostitution; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Architectural elements; Walls; Doors & doorways; Beds; Murals; Paintings; Erotica; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Men; Women; City & town life
"One of the rooms in the Lupanare. Through the door we see a stone pallet, which was usually covered with cushions and fabric to make it more comfortable. Above the door jamb is one of the various frescoes that adorned the brothel walls."...
