Dirce
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Dirce was a queen of Thebes as the wife of Lycus in Greek mythology.
The punishment of Dirce on a Lucanian red-figure pelike from Policoro (ancient Herakleia), c. 400 BCE
Amphion and Zethus subject Dirce to the bull, from the House of the Vettii, Pompeii, 1st century CE
The Farnese Bull
A Christian Dirce, by Henryk Siemiradzki.
House of the Vettii
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The House of the Vettii is a domus located in the Roman town Pompeii, which was preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house is named for its owners, two successful freedmen: Aulus
Peristylia of the house of the Vettii, Ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy from 2023
Floor Plan of the House of the Vettii Pompeii (VI 15,1) by August Mau 1907
Atrium of the House of the Vetti VI 15 1 in Pompeii, 1895, by Luigi Bazzani
House of the Vetti by Luigi Bazzani (watercolor) before 1927