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Fresco from Rome, c. 125 BC, from the "House of via Graziosa"
The date is off by decades. The Odyssey landscapes from the House of Via Graziosa are generally dated to the mid-1st century BC, around 60–40 or circa 50 BC, not about 125 BC.
Full reasoning
This gallery caption appears to misdate the House of Via Graziosa frescoes. Scholarly and reference descriptions of the Odyssey landscapes from Via Graziosa place them in the mid-first century BC—roughly 60–40 BC or circa 50 BC—rather than c. 125 BC.
That means the problem is not the identification of the fresco cycle, but the assigned date. A date around 125 BC would place the work substantially earlier than the usual dating given by art-historical sources for the Via Graziosa paintings.
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- Wall paintings through the ages: the roman period—Republic and early Empire
Another extraordinary example of what Vitruvius defines as Ulixis errationes per topia ... is that of the portico of the Domus of via Graziosa in Rome (mid-first century BC).
- 2.10: Book X - Humanities LibreTexts
Roman fresco depicting the landing of Odysseus, c. 60-40 BCE, House of Via Graziosa, Vatican Museum.
- File: Arte romana, affreschi con storie dell'odissea da via graziosa... - Wikimedia Commons
Odyssey landscapes ... Part of | House of via Graziosa ... Date | circa 50 BC.