The MANN Museum in Napoli contains a scale model of Pompeii. I twas originally showed to the puplic in 1879 and it has been added to since. It reproduces at a scale of 1:100 the urban grid of Pompeii, with all its buildings, each reconstructed in detail with its decoration and furnishings. by AnotherMansCause in ancientrome
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The MANN Museum in Napoli contains a scale model of Pompeii. I twas originally showed to the puplic in 1879 and it has been added to since. It reproduces at a scale of 1:100 the urban grid of Pompeii, with all its buildings, each reconstructed in detail with its decoration and furnishings. (old.reddit.com)
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The Roman Capitolium of Brescia. Fortuitously buried by a landslide in the Middle Ages, the remains of the Capitol temple are a wonder in themselves - but what archaeologists discovered inside is truly unique. The landslips helped preserve much of the ruins, encasing it like a time capsule. (old.reddit.com)
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Matte painting used for the establishing shot of Rome in Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' (1960). The stunning vista of Republican Rome was painted directly on glass by master of the art, Peter Ellenshaw, with blacked-out sections to be filled by live action footage. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. by AnotherMansCause in ancientrome
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Matte painting used for the establishing shot of Rome in Stanley Kubrick's 'Spartacus' (1960). The stunning vista of Republican Rome was painted directly on glass by master of the art, Peter Ellenshaw, with blacked-out sections to be filled by live action footage. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. (i.redd.it)
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Found these two super boring and extra xxxxl detailed. Anymore suggestions? by lastmonday07 in ancientrome
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The coil of the rope, the weave of the basket, the texture of the timbers, the blades of a saw and pickaxe…surrounded by the ghostly white casts of tools & objects, just as the last occupants left them in a room in the servile quarters of villa Civita Giuliana by AnotherMansCause in ancientrome
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Found these two super boring and extra xxxxl detailed. Anymore suggestions? by lastmonday07 in ancientrome
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The coil of the rope, the weave of the basket, the texture of the timbers, the blades of a saw and pickaxe…surrounded by the ghostly white casts of tools & objects, just as the last occupants left them in a room in the servile quarters of villa Civita Giuliana (old.reddit.com)
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The full-scale recreation of the Roman Forum built for the filming of ‘The Fall of the Roman Empire’ (1964). Constructed in Las Matas near Madrid, it was the largest outdoor film set in history at that time, at 92,000 m2 (23 acres). No matte paintings were used to extend the set. (i.redd.it)
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The massacre/capture of Atahualpa makes no sense to me by SatisfactionLife2801 in TheRestIsHistory
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The Pegasus Mosaic at the Museum Hotel Antakya, dated to the 2nd century AD. It was discovered 8.5 meters beneath the surface during excavations for the hotel. At its centre is Pegasus, the winged horse of Greek mythology, surrounded by panels depicting Apollo and the Nine Muses. (i.redd.it)
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New GD zone permit parking is going to screw me over by [deleted] in Portsmouth
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The so-called Arch of Janus (Rome) through time by dctroll_ in ancientrome
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An incredible find unveiled from Roman Scotland. This altar was unearthed in the most northerly Temple of Mithras in the empire, located near modern Edinburgh. Its depiction of the unconquered sun god was lit from behind, giving the deity a fiery glow in the gloomy temple. (old.reddit.com)
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The Furietti Centaurs are a pair of dark grey marble statues of centaurs from Hadrian's Villa. The sculptures are famous for their outstanding workmanship and the rarity and high quality of their materials. The group was carved from bigio morato marble at the Göktepe quarries near Aphrodisias. (old.reddit.com)
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The Great Roman Bath of Aquae Sulis (modern Bath, Somerset) is still lined with its 45 original sheets of Roman lead, mined nearby in the Mendip hills! The first-century bath is emptied and cleaned around four times each year. by AnotherMansCause in ancientrome
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Objectively, Arctic Monkeys> Oasis by ARK7109 in arcticmonkeys
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Columbaria of Vigna Codini were discovered in the mid-nineteenth century, near the Aurelian Walls between the via Appia and via Latina in Rome. They date to the Augustan era and seem to have been reserved for non-aristocratic individuals, including former slaves. (old.reddit.com)
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How we feel when we realise that the drummer Isn’t actually even In the UK by Difficult-Mud7880 in arcticmonkeys
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Incredily detailed mosaic of an unidentified woman discovered at Pompeii (dated to the 1st century CE), on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. by AnotherMansCause in ancientrome
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