PHOTO: Stunning Art in House of the Black Room at Herculaneum, Italy

Stunning Art in House of the Black Room at Herculaneum, Italy

The Black Room, for which House of the Black Room at Herculaneum is named, demonstrates level of sophistication reached by this ancient Italian city that was wiped out by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Herculaneum was a community of seaside houses, many owned by wealthy Romans who spent their summers at the seashore. This particular house is one of the more luxurious, with rooms covered in frescoes, intricate mosaic floors, and lushly landscaped courtyards.

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