The Pompeii Project of the University of Helsinki (Expeditio Pompeiana Universitatis Helsingiensis, EPUH), first directed by Paavo Castrén (2002-2009) and then by Antero Tammisto (2009-), has as its goal the documentation, analysis, and publishing of all the structural and material remains, wall paintings, and finds of a single Pompeian city block, Insula IX 3. This volume is dedicated to the exceptionally rich finds of its largest unit, the House of Marcus Lucretius (IX3,5.24).

This book is about the portrayal of Bacchus in Pompeii. The topic is much studied, and the ancient texts and works of art are mainly well known. The intention has been to collect the various factors together, not only some examples. This idea came from the need to understand better the wall paintings and sculptures in the House of Marcus Lucretius (IX 3. 5.24).

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