- reimported on 2022-02-08 from api_article ## Highlights ### id267491262 > Perhaps one of the more interesting mosaics to a modern audience is the Cave Canem mosaic, or “Beware of the dog.” The finely preserved mosaic was placed at the entrance of the House of the Tragic Poet. A highly realistic dog, shown in active motion like it is preparing to pounce, baring teeth and with a chain and collar around its neck, is superimposed over a backdrop of repetitive diamonds, and bears the words very clearly in Latin “CAVE CANEM.” This is the first thing that visitors would have encountered upon entering the house, and it is not unlike any modern sign hung on a fence or door claiming the same thing. In the remains of Pompeii, there is a dramatic cast of a dog caught in the destruction. While this dog was surely not the one depicted in the mosaic, it too had a collar on and was likely a pet. - [n] Used for [[2022.01.17 Art]] / [[2022.01.17 Art]] / [[2022.01.17 Art]] - [View Highlight](https://classicalwisdom.com/culture/mosaics/the-pompeii-mosaics-a-rare-look-into-roman-life?__readwiseLocation=0%2F33%2F5%2F1%2F3%2F0%2F7%2F228%3A0%2C0%2F33%2F5%2F1%2F3%2F0%2F7%2F228%3A818#:~:text=Perhaps%20one%20of%20the%20more%2Cand%20was%20likely%20a%20pet.)