Tag Archives: Archeology

The secret of time at the Baths of Caracalla

The Secret of Time at Caracalla

A new part of the underground passages of the Baths of Caracalla opens to the public for the first time and on the occasion of the exhibition “The Secret of Time” by Fabrizio Plessi, a contemporary video artist. A difficult project that, moreoever, let some ancient finds, once located there, return to that place. Plessi […]

New archeological discoveries at Pompeii

leda and the swan in Pompeii

Naples and its treasures at the feet of Vesuvio Mount One more extraordinary female image re-emerges at Pompeii during some new excavations. The myth of Leda and the swan has been discovered in a cubicle (bedroom) of a house along Via del Vesuvio. The painting, a triumph of sensuality, represents the physical union between Zeus, […]