Spectacular Room Decorated With Trojan War Characters Discovered In Pompeii

Spectacular Room Decorated With Trojan War Characters Discovered In Pompeii

Fresco representing Apollo and Cassandra on a wall of a spectacular banqueting room with elegant black walls, decorated with mythological characters and subjects inspired by the Trojan War, recently brought to light during the excavations currently underway at Pompeii, Italy on April 2024 and now completely visible in all its splendour. Cassandra was the daughter of Priam the king of Troy, she could see the future but no one believed her. Apollo sided with the Trojans against the Greek invaders, but being a god, could not ensure victory. The room is about fifteen metres long and six metres wide and opens onto a courtyard that seems to be an unroofed access room with a long undecorated staircase leading up to the first floor. The walls were painted black to prevent the smoke from the oil lamps being seen on the walls. The frequent presence of mythological figures in the paintings of living rooms and dining rooms of Roman houses had the explicit social function of entertaining guests and table companions, provi

Spectacular Room Decorated With Trojan War Characters Discovered In Pompeii

Spectacular Room Decorated With Trojan War Characters Discovered In Pompeii

Fresco representing Apollo and Cassandra on a wall of a spectacular banqueting room with elegant black walls, decorated with mythological characters and subjects inspired by the Trojan War, recently brought to light during the excavations currently underway at Pompeii, Italy on April 2024 and now completely visible in all its splendour. Cassandra was the daughter of Priam the king of Troy, she could see the future but no one believed her. Apollo sided with the Trojans against the Greek invaders, but being a god, could not ensure victory. The room is about fifteen metres long and six metres wide and opens onto a courtyard that seems to be an unroofed access room with a long undecorated staircase leading up to the first floor. The walls were painted black to prevent the smoke from the oil lamps being seen on the walls. The frequent presence of mythological figures in the paintings of living rooms and dining rooms of Roman houses had the explicit social function of entertaining guests and table companions, provi

Spectacular Room Decorated With Trojan War Characters Discovered In Pompeii

Spectacular Room Decorated With Trojan War Characters Discovered In Pompeii

Fresco representing Apollo on a wall of a spectacular banqueting room with elegant black walls, decorated with mythological characters and subjects inspired by the Trojan War, recently brought to light during the excavations currently underway at Pompeii, Italy on April 2024 and now completely visible in all its splendour. Apollo sided with the Trojans against the Greek invaders, but being a god, could not ensure victory. The room is about fifteen metres long and six metres wide and opens onto a courtyard that seems to be an unroofed access room with a long undecorated staircase leading up to the first floor. The walls were painted black to prevent the smoke from the oil lamps being seen on the walls. The frequent presence of mythological figures in the paintings of living rooms and dining rooms of Roman houses had the explicit social function of entertaining guests and table companions, providing talking points for conversations and reflections on life. The dominant theme seems to be that of heroism, shown b

LA LEGGENDA DI ENEA

LA LEGGENDA DI ENEA

LA LEGGENDA DI ENEA [IT / FR / YUG 1962] aka THE WAR OF THE TROJANS [Br release title] aka THE AVENGER [US release title] STEVE REEVES [centre] as Aeneas Date: 1962

TROY

TROY

TROY [US / BR 2004] Date: 2004

TROY

TROY

TROY [US / BR 2004] Date: 2004