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Fresco with Wounded Aeneas

Fresco with Wounded Aeneas

Fresco depicting Iapyx removing an arrowhead from Aeneas’ thigh. Venus stands over while beside Aeneas stands his young son Ascanius. 1st century CE (between 45 and 79 CE), from Pompeii. (Naples National Archaeological Museum).

Photo by Carole Raddato (Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike).

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