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Villanelle V: The villa of Livia
I was in Rome last week. Of all the sights and sites I saw the most impressive were wall paintings from a villa owned by Livia*, the wife of Augustus. They’re now in the National Roman Museum – Palazzo Massimo … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustus, doggerel, fresco, Livia, Roman wall paintings, Rome, verse
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