Pompeii fresco from the villa of Octavius Quartius mistakenly believed to be by Loreius Tiburtinus. Fresco depicts love story of Pyramus and Thiesbe
The story of the lovers Pyramus and Thiesbe, a love thwarted by their respective families, is almost completely identical to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet drama
Size: 8000px × 5699px
Location: Pompei, Italy
Photo credit: © Eugenio Spallazzi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: ancient, archaeology, city, excavation, fresco, italy, juliette, lovers, octavius, pompei, pompeii, pyramus, quartius, romeo, ruins, shakespeare, thiesbe, vesuvio, volcano, vulcano
