Title

Italy, Herculaneum

Caption

Italy. Herculaneum. Ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. Atrium of the House of Neptune and Amphitrite. 1st century. Mosaic wall of sea god Neptune with trident and his wife Amphitrite. Campania.

Date

2002

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B25_212

License type

Rights managed

Available size

65,5Mb (14,5Mb) / 18,4in x 13,8in / 5513 x 4151 (300dpi)

Keywords

wife of Poseidon 1st century 1st century A.D. 1st century AD 79 AD Amphitrite Archaeological Site Campania Comune of Ercolano Europe God Herculaneum House of Neptune and Amphitrite Italian Italy Mosaics Neptune Neptune and Amphitrite Poseidon Roman society Unesco World Heritage Site Urbanism ancient ancient Rome ancient age antiquity archaeology archeological site archeology architecture atrium city civilisation civilization color consort daily life decorate decorated decoration floral freshwater garden court goddess history house inside king mosaic mosaic walls motifs mythological mythology ornamentation religion ruins scene sea sea god sea goddess society trident villa wall wife of Neptune wife of Poseidon