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Mural in the Roman Villa Poppaea, Italy #32616728
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Mural in the calidarium or room with a hot plunge bath, used in a Roman bath complex, of Villa Poppaea, situated in the ancient Roman town of Oplontis (the modern Torre Annunziata) between Naples and Sorrento. This vast villa complex is believed to have belonged to Poppaea Sabina the wife of the Emperor Nero. The frescoes were preserved due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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