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POMPEII WELCOMES HOME EROTIC MOSAIC LOOTED BY NAZI OFFICER A Roman mosaic depicting a pair of lovers, which was repatriated from Germany, is displayed to journalists in the auditorium. “It is the moment when the theme of domestic love becomes an artistic subject,” said the director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. “While the Hellenistic period, from the fourth to the first century B.C., exulted the passion of mythological and heroic figures, now we see a new theme.” Roman-era mosaic panel with erotic theme that was stolen during World War II returns to Pompeii | The Associated Press