He was the guardian of the Temple of Venus. The Temple of Venus was the most popular temple in Pompeii. NARRATOR: As an enslaved person in public service, Marcus Venerius, like many others in ...

Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman city ...

A downright bacchanalian frieze has just been unearthed in Pompeii, one so large it spans ... in contrast to the feminine ideal epitomized by Venus. The newly discovered frescoes, said Zuchtriegel ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder ... the direct opposite of the ‘nice’ woman who emulates Venus, the goddess of love and marriage, the woman who ...

At Pompeii in Italy, archeologists have uncovered a sensational fresco depicting a mysterious cult of raving, intoxicated ...

Another new discovery in the ruins of Pompeii has shed light on the wilder side of the ancient Romans. An extremely rare ...

For 'International Women's Day', on Saturday, March 8: free entry for women to the sites of the Pompeii Archaeological Park.

A nearly life-size fresco just discovered in Pompeii depicts the initiation rituals of the mystery ... the direct opposite of ...

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, said the frescoes were ... the direct opposite of the ‘nice’ woman who emulates Venus, the goddess of love and marriage ...