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Pompeii residence filled with erotic frescoes reopens after 20 years

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The House of the Vettii is thought to have belonged to two men freed from slavery. Originally built in the second century BC, the house alongside much of Pompeii was buried and preserved by ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was excavated between 1894 and 1896 and reopened in 2016.

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Pompeii residence filled with erotic frescoes reopens after 20 years

A huge Pompeii house covered in erotic frescoes which has been closed to the public for 20 years has reopened after undergoing a dramatic renovation.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States

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Pompeii residence filled with erotic frescoes reopens after 20 years

Valentina DiDonato and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A huge Pompeii house covered in erotic frescoes which has been closed to the public for 20 years has reopened after undergoing a dramatic renovation. The historic House of the Vettii, located about 16 miles south of Naples, Italy, is thought to have belonged to two men freed from slavery — Aulus Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius Restitutus — who went on to fill the property with ancient art after making…

1 year ago·Idaho Falls, United States

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