Roman fresco showing centaur Chiron, Apollo and Aesculapius
Roman fresco showing the centaur Chiron (middle), the mythical inventor of medicine and surgery, Apollo (left) and Aesculapius, the god of medicine. The object is dated to the 1st century BCE and was discovered in Pompeii. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
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