La Seconde vie de Pompéi. Renouveau de l'antique, des Lumières au Romantisme 1738-1860. Océanie of the cult of several

of the cult of several divinities originating from Egypt (Isis and her consort Sarapis

The royal mother Seshseshet certainly played a role in her son's rise to power and remained the first lady of the "royal harem" throughout his reign

Massimo Forlanini : Les routes du Palâ

Dwellings were built on the sandy ruins from the end of the Old Kingdom

Best known in literature for his hilarious Golden Donkey

La Seconde vie de Pompéi. Renouveau de l'antique, des Lumières au Romantisme 1738-1860. Océanie of the cult of several1738 1748: Herculaneum and Pompeii, the cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, rose from their ashes and revealed a harvest of treasures to modern eyes. The event acted as a detonator and triggered a metamorphosis of taste in Europe. The rediscovered genius of the Ancients was hailed, and the united arts immediately made it accessible to all. The neo antique style rejected the gratuitous redundancy of forms and equated beauty with utility