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	Herculaneum: Fountain of Venus Herculaneum: Fountain of Venus (photo: Athena Review)
	Public fountains were fed by cisterns, whose water originated from aquaducts. This fountain on the Decumans maximus, built of limestone,  shows a relief sculpture of Venus, with the water issuing from her shell. According to myth, Venus came from the sea.
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