Or are they moist and red like a pomegranate?

Pomegranate. That is the right colour.

Thine eyes are as doves, thy lips are as pomegranates.

There were of roadways in 2002, of which were paved.

That pierc'd the fearful hollow of thine ear Nightly she sings on yond pomegranate tree

I went down into the nut tree grove, to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.

Let's go early up to the vineyards. Let's see whether the vine has budded, its blossom is open, and the pomegranates are in flower. There I will give you my love.

Let us get up early to the vineyards let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth there will I give thee my loves.

At times, the Romans would also mount siphons onto the ramparts, and launch clay pots full of Greek fire from catapults at an invading army.

So he made the pillars and there were two rows around on the one network, to cover the capitals that were on the top of the pillars and he did so for the other capital.

And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates and so did he for the other chapiter.

They came to the valley of Eshcol, and cut down from there a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bore it on a staff between two. They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs.

And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.

A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published in 1891 as a second collection for The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888).

Zeus forced Hades to return Persephone to her mother, but while in the underworld, Persephone had eaten pomegranate seeds, the food of the dead and thus, she must spend part of each year with Hades in the underworld.

About 450 to 460 and what we are looking at is one of many Roman copies, in fact, there is one next to the other in this museum Testimate to how popular these were among the Romans.