House of the Wooden Partition at the Roman ruins of Herculaneum, Italy is named for the series of folding panels that closed off the atrium from the main living area. Decoratively carved, with metal rings and supports for hanging oil-lamps, the doors were instantly turned to charcoal when super-heated mud from the eruption of Mount … Read more
Looking through the magnificent brick columns and lintel at the House of Large Portal in Herculaneum, Italy, to the beautifully preserved frescoes that decorate the walls of the inner courtyard and rooms. The entrance was built after the earthquake in 62 AD, reusing Hellenistic tufa capitals that symbolize Victory. This house, along with all others … Read more
Room in House with Large Portal at the Herculaneum ruins in Italy features wall frescoes with intricate detailed decorative band and a unique mosaic floor. Lost to the world for 1,800 years after being completely covered by volcanic muds during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, this ancient Roman city was rediscovered in … Read more
Discs hanging between pillars at House of the Relief of Telephus in Herculaneum are plaster casts of marble carvings designed to ward off evil. The estate was a veritable palace in Roman days, and was believed to be home to Marcus Nonius Balbus, the governor of Crete and part of modern-day Libya. Like all other … Read more
At Herculaneum, relief of the Myth of Telephus shows son of Hercules, mythical founder of city that was buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Today it is displayed on the wall of one of the major estates that was excavated in the ancient Roman city.
