Italy, Pompeii. Altar of theTemple of Vespasian, 1st century AD. Relief depicting a ritual sacrifice of a bull. A priest performs a ceremonial offering. Behind, two lictors and a flute player. In front of the priest, the executioner with an axe, leads the bull to the sacrifice. La Campania.

1ST CENTURY A. D. • 1ST CENTURY AD • 1ST CENTURY • ABLUTION • ALTAR • ANCIENT AGE • ANCIENT ROMAN • ANCIENT ROMANS • ANCIENT ROME • ANCIENT WORLD • ANIMAL SACRIFICE • ANIMAL • ANIMALS • ANTIGUEDAD • ANTIQUITIES • ANTIQUITY • ARA • ARMS: CLUB • ARMS: CUDGEL • ARMS: MACE • ART • ARTS • AX • AXE • BAS RELIEF • BAS-RELIEF • BULL • BULLS • CAMPANIA • CEREMONIAL ACT • CEREMONIAL • CEREMONIES • CEREMONY • CLUB (WEAPON) • CLUB • CLUB, WEAPON • CUDGEL • CUDGEL, WEAPON • CULT • CULT: SACRIFICE • EMBOSSED • EUROPA • EUROPE • EUROPEA • EUROPEAN • EUROPEANS • EXECUTION • FAITH • FLAUTA • FLUTE PLAYING • FLUTE • FLUTE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • GAMBLE • GAMBLING • GAME • GAMES • GROUP • HAMMER • HERITAGE SITE • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORY OF RELIGION • HISTORY • HISTORY. • HOUSEHOLD ALTAR • HUMANS • ITALIA • ITALIAN • ITALY • LA CAMPANIA • LEGEND • LICTOR • LICTORS • MACAW • MACE • MACE, WEAPON • MALES • MALLET • MAN MEN • MAN • MARBLE • MARBRE • MARMOL • MEN • MUSIC • MUSICAL INSTR. FLUTE • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FLUTE • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT • MUSICAL INSTRUMENT: ALL • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • MYTHOLOGICAL • MYTHOLOGY • OFFER • OFFERING (RELIGION) • OFFERING • ONE-HANDED FLUTE • OPEN AIR • PEOPLE • PERFORM • PLAY • PLAYER • PLAYING • POMPEIAN • POMPEII • PRIEST • PRIESTS • RELIEF • RELIEFS • RELIEVE • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • RITE • RITUAL • RITUAL?? • ROMAN ALTAR • ROMAN EMPIRE • ROMAN ERA • ROMAN PERIOD • ROMAN SOCIETY • ROMAN TIMES • ROMANS • ROME ANCIENT • SACRIFICE (RELIGION) • SACRIFICE • SACRIFICES • SACRIFIED • SCENE • SCULPTED • SCULPTING • SCULPTURE • SCULPTURE. • SCULPTURES • SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS • STAGE • TAUREAU • TEMPLE OF GENIUS AUGUSTI • TEMPLE OF VESPASIAN • THEATER • THEATRE • TORMENTER • TORO • TRUNCHEON (POLICE) • TRUNCHEON • UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE • UNESCO • WATER • WORLD HERITAGE SITE