Roman fresco showing Icarus fall into sea | Photo: © The Trustees of the British Museum
Roman fresco showing Icarus fall into the sea. In the background you can also see a fortified coastal city and amphitheater. The object is located in Pompeii; it is dated to the half of the 1st century CE.
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