#5, RE: Villa of the Mysteries
Posted by Georgina on 28-Nov-04 at 08:08 AM
In response to message #4
>The villa of the mysteries was >constructed/frescoes were painted ca 60 BC but >the eruption was 24 august 79 AD. The villa was >abanodoned and runned by a freed slave at the >time, and not inhabited in an ordinary sense. >The frescoes in question were old >fashioned.Stunning allthe same! >Emma The Villa of Mysteries is a mystery, particulary the Dionysiac Frieze, which depicts various initiation rites, it is believed to be assossiated with sex , pleasure and sado machism:'( It is a fascinating subject with very dark mystery intertwined in it, ther is a lot of information on the net but also in guidebooks about Pompeii. Good luck Georgina
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