More Roman Wall Murals

After a nice comment by a student on the last post of Roman murals - I decided to post a few more of my photos from the Met.

Roman mural paintings

Detail views from wall frescoes from a room in Livia's villa at Prima Porta- not far from Rome.

The room can now be seen in the museum at Palazzo Massimo in Rome. Photos from flickr user raggi di sole.

Wise words from Pompeii

photo source.

"Nothing can last forever. Once the sun has shone brighly, it sets in the ocean. The moon wanes after it is full. Thus the ferocity of love often becomes a gentle breeze."

~written in Latin verse on the wall of a house in Pompeii