Italy: ‘Virgin’ frescoes emerge from Pompeii suburb | EUROtoday

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Visitors have begun getting into the restored Villa Poppaea, a luxurious Roman residence close to Pompeii, the place new frescoes and artworks are being uncovered after centuries buried by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The villa, as soon as residence to Poppaea Sabina, spouse of Nero, is revealing vivid decorations, together with a peacock fresco linked to the Roman goddess Juno, as conservation work nears completion.
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