Bacchus & Mount Vesuvius Fresco

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by Carole Raddato
published on 12 December 2018

Bacchus & Mount Vesuvius Fresco — Wall painting depicting Bacchus wearing a bunch of grapes with a panther at his feet and most probably Mount Vesuvius. The serpent is Agathodaemon, the "good spirit" of vineyards and grain fields. From the Lararium of the House of the Centenary, Pompeii. 55-79 CE. Naples Archaeological Museum.

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Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2018, December 12). Bacchus & Mount Vesuvius Fresco. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9694/

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