Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii (Illustration)

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Illustration

by Carole Raddato
published on 17 January 2014

Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii — Mars, the Roman god of war, is painted standing on a plinth in this fresco from Pompeii. In a typical pose, he has a spear, shield and crested helmet. (House of Venus, Pompeii)

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2014, January 17). Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/2232/

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Raddato, Carole. "Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 17, 2014. https://www.ancient.eu/image/2232/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Fresco of a Statue of Mars, Pompeii." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 17 Jan 2014. Web. 27 Feb 2020.

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