The House of Phaedra is named for this painting of the mythological Phaedra ... and safeguarding the surviving traces of Pompeii’s ancient residents. Get the latest stories in your inbox every ...

The hair color of the ancient Greeks has long intrigued historians. Luckily, evidence of their appearance can be found in ...

Archaeologists say the frescos are among the finest yet found among the ancient ruins. Mythical Greek figures such as ... "In the shimmering light, the paintings would have almost come to life ...

The ancient Roman ... Other saucy paintings include one of a half-clothed mythological queen of Athens, Phaedrea, who the home is named after. Other wall art included beautifully bright depictions ...

When was Ancient Greece ... glorious palaces decorated with beautiful wall paintings. Image caption, Artwork of a bull on a wall in Knossos Palace, Greece. After the Minoans came the Mycenaean ...

But it’s the wall art that is most “striking ... including a painting believed to be of Venus and Adonis and another depicting the Greek myth known as the Judgment of Paris.

But it’s the wall art that is most ... depicting the tragic Greek myth of Hippolytus and Phaedra. Other walls show scenes from different myths, including a painting believed to be of Venus ...