DescriptionCassandra's prophecy - wall painting (1st century BC-1st century AD) from Pompeii.jpg
English: "Cassandra's prophecy" - wall painting (1st century BC-1st century AD) from Pompeii, House of the Five Skeletons - Exhibition "Hero" up July 31, 2018 at Archaeological Museum of Naples. Inv. no. 8999
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