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House of the Vettii: Pompeii home owned by former slaves reopens

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The House of the Vettii, built in the second century BC, was buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Adorned in mythological frescos and phallic sculptures, the house reopened on Tuesday after years of restoration work. The owners, freedmen and ex-slaves, are the expression of a social mobility that would have been unthinkable two centuries earlier.

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BBC News

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House of the Vettii: Pompeii home owned by former slaves reopens

The house, featuring erotic art and bronze statues, was the epitome of wealth in ancient times.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Irish Independent

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Stunning Pompeii house owned by two ex-slaves opens to public

The restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii which belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade has opened to the public.

2 years ago·Ireland

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Irish Examiner

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Stunning Pompeii house owned by two ex-slaves opens to public

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The Guardian

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‘Astonishing’ Pompeii home of men freed from slavery reopens to public

House of the Vettii features ornate and erotic friezes – and a fresco showing god Priapus with huge phallus

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Belfast Telegraph

Stunning Pompeii house owned by two ex-slaves opens to public

The restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii which belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade has opened to the public.

2 years ago·Belfast, United Kingdom

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