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Navel-Gazing in Naples?: The Painting Behind the "Pompeii Philosophers"
- Syllecta Classica
- University of Iowa, Department of Classics
- Volume 27 (2016)
- pp. 151-166
- 10.1353/syl.2017.0005
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It is generally agreed that a mosaic in the Naples Museum represents a gaggle of philosophers in discussion; but their identity, and the location of the debate, are disputed. Two new arguments are here deployed to pin down the group as the Seven Sages, and the venue as Delphi.