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August 19, 2026

The Villa of the Mysteries: Twenty-Nine Figures and No Caption

A room outside Pompeii holds the most complete picture of a mystery rite that survives from antiquity — life-size, in brilliant red, unbroken across three walls. A century of scholars still can't agree what's happening in it.

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