Newly Discovered Large-Scale Pompeii Frescoes [10:25]

YouTube ^ | June 2, 2025 | Darius Arya Digs

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks to the generosity of Pompeii Sites, we can explore the newly discovered large-scale frescoes from an ongoing excavation in Region IX and compare it with two other nearly contemporary fresco cycles. This new hall with Dionsysiac scenes is truly a one of a kind discovery. Join Darius for a unique opportunity on site in Pompeii as the excavation continues! 

Newly Discovered Large-Scale Pompeii Frescoes | 10:25 
Darius Arya Digs | 31.8K subscribers | 35,437 views | June 2, 2025 

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[SunkenCiv]

[thesearethetimes...]

Mark!
Thank you.

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure. D.A. does his usual excellent job, looks like he shot parts of it with his phone though. :^)

[thesearethetimes...]

Laughs, any glimpse is ok with us.
DH and I were so lucky to have visited twice, and were just talking the other day, imagining all of the new revelations that must be ongoing.
Truly, built to last.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

We have as 365/Jeopardy Calendar that we play every day. I WON this week because I KNEW what a Fresco was! :)

[algore]

Cygnus X-1 Book Two: \\

I. Prelude

When our weary world was young
The struggle of the ancients first began

The gods of Love and Reason
Sought alone to rule the fate of Man

They battled through the ages
But still neither force would yield

The people were divided,

Every soul a battlefield…
Every soul a battlefield…

II. Apollo Bringer of Wisdom

‘I bring truth and understanding,
I bring wit and wisdom fair,
Precious gifts beyond compare.
We can build a world of wonder,
I can make you all aware’

‘I will find you food and shelter,
Show you fire to keep you warm
Through the endless winter storm.
You can live in grace and comfort
In the world that you transform’

The people were delighted
Coming forth to claim their prize
They ran to build their cities
And converse among the wise

But one day the streets fell silent
Yet they knew not what was wrong
The urge to build these fine things
Seemed not to be so strong

The wise men were consulted
And the Bridge of Death was crossed
In quest of Dionysus
To find out what they had lost…

III. Dionysus Bringer of Love

‘I bring love to give you solace
In the darkness of the night
In the Heart’s eternal light
You need only trust your feelings
Only Love can steer you right’

‘I bring laughter, I bring Music,
I bring joy and I bring Tears
I will soothe your primal fears
Throw off those chains of Reason
And your prison disappears’

The cities were abandoned
And the forests echoed song
They danced and lived as brothers
They knew Love could not be wrong

Food and wine they had aplenty
And they slept beneath the stars
The people were contented
And the Gods watched from afar

But the winter fell upon them
And it caught them unprepared
Bringing wolves and cold starvation
And the hearts of men despaired…
IV. Armageddon The Battle of Heart and Mind

The Universe divided
As the Heart and Mind collided..

With the people left unguided
For so many troubled years
In a cloud of doubts and fears
Their world was torn asunder into hollow hemispheres

Some fought themselves, some fought each other
Most just followed one another
Lost and aimless like their brothers
For their hearts were so unclear
And the truth could not appear
Their spirits were divided into blinded hemispheres

Some who did not fight
Brought tales of old to light
My Rocinante sailed by night
On her final flight

To the heart of Cygnus’ fearsome force
We set our course.

Spiralled through that timeless space
To this immortal place.

V. Cygnus Bringer of Balance

I have memory and awareness
But I have no shape or form
As a disembodied spirit
I am dead and yet unborn

I have passed into Olympus
As was told in tales of old
To the City of Immortals
Marble white and purest gold

I see the Gods in battle rage on high
Thunderbolts across the sky
I cannot move, I cannot hide
I feel a silent scream begin inside

Then all at once the chaos ceased
A stillness fell, a sudden peace
The Warriors felt my silent cry
And stayed their struggle, mystified

Apollo was astonished
Dionysus thought me mad
But they heard my story further
And they wondered, and were sad

Looking down from Olympus
On a world of doubt and fear
Its surface splintered into
Sorry hemispheres.

They sat a while in silence
Then they turned at last to me
‘We will call you Cygnus
The God of Balance you shall be’
VI. The Sphere A Kind of Dream

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim

Let the truth of Love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility

Armed with sense and liberty
With the Heart and Mind united
In a single perfect sphere

[tumblindice]

I, Caesar, when I learned of the fame

Of Cleopatra, I straightway laid claim.

Ahead of my legions,

I invaded her regions ...

I saw, I conquered, I came.

Burma Shave

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, me too, it’s a citrus soda. /rimshot!

[SunkenCiv]

:^)

[tet68]

Ah yes my boy.. the shaded treasure trove of Aphrodite
That moist grotto beloved of men...

[SunkenCiv]

Sounds great! For a long while there was no new excavation, work was concentrated on conserving things left exposed to the weather and modern visitors. I’d like it if they’d put webcams in all of the homes, all the streets, including the off-limits parts of Herculaneum. :^)

[tumblindice]

Her beauty lies
Between her thighs.
It makes my Levis,
Rise.

Ovid

[Veto!]

I was there years ago. Loved it. Took a wonderful photo that I framed and it’s now on my living room wall.

[Red Badger]

An old brand from Coca-Cola?...................................

[Diana in Wisconsin]

FrescA.

My diabetic Grandma always had a can of that in one hand and an unfiltered Camel in the other! ;)

[thesearethetimes...]

What a great idea SunkenCiv. It would make an amazing screensaver, except I would end up just standing there watching through them all, laughs.
Our visits were many moons ago as well, Veto! Wonderful that you are reminded everyday, of your wonder filled trip!
Thanks again SC, very grateful they are excavating again, and protecting.

Tatt

[Red Badger]

I hated that drink! Grapefruit!.................

[SunkenCiv]

The ancient Romans probably had the same problem, except that they didn’t have an electrical grid, so they just spent their hours staring at the wall where the computer screen would be, if they’d had computers...

:^) It would be a nice touch to have it wander from camera to camera, of course...

[SunkenCiv]

Great, now I’m having a Yoko Ono flashback...