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Planning a visit to Pompeii? This detailed Pompeii guide provides insider tips, describes 20 of the must see attractions, and gives you must know practical advice to make the most of your visit to Pompeii. You will you can uncover the secrets of daily life in ancient Rome, marvel at the exquisite frescoes and temples, and wander through the ancient streets. Read on for what to do and what to see at Pompeii, the world's most famous Roman UNESCO site!
This past Saturday, August 24th, marked the generally accepted anniversary of the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy. It has been centuries since the famous volcano erupted and destroyed the…
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen sequenced the genome of a man who perished alongside a woman in Pompeii's Casa del Fabbro.
The ancient city of Pompeii in the Italian region of Campania is probably one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. Even though I've heard a lot about it in history and also Latin lessons (yes, I actually studied Latin in high school), I've never made it to the ancient site u
Italy is building a new high-speed train between Pompeii and Rome that aims to bring more tourists to the ancient city.
Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in the ash of Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii continues to surprise. One of the latest archaeological findings is a well-preserved banquet room with black walls, frescoes, and mosaics. Found in block 10 of Regio...
This shockingly realistic animation gives viewers a chance to feel the same drama and terror of Pompeii's citizens in the hours of its destruction.
Fifteen centuries after its fall, the Roman Empire lives on in unexpected places.
The ancient city of Pompeii in the Italian region of Campania is probably one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world. Even though I've heard a lot about it in history and also Latin lessons (yes, I actually studied Latin in high school), I've never made it to the ancient site u
Like the Greeks, the ancient Romans reclined to dine, drink, and converse. A look at the practice, with a diagram of status-seating in the Roman triclinium.
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Pompeii: The Exhibition is in its final weeks at The Leonardo Museum of Creativity and Innovation in downtown Salt Lake. Visitors will experience the sights, sounds and sensations before, during and after the catastrophic 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which left the city of Pompeii frozen in
The Roman city of Pompeii vanished with a volcanic eruption in A.D. 79.
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Conservation at an iconic site
The restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that probably belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at domestic life in the doomed Roman city
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If you are planning your trip to see the amazing city of Pompeii and the people frozen in time, I have a few helpful tips to share with you. Here is a city, buried by a volcano almost two thousand years ago. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The entire city was covered in pumice and ash from the volcanic eruption, and it laid buried, largely undisturbed until the 17o0s. When people finally dug up the city, they found the [...]
Graffiti was plentiful on the walls of Pompeii. The people of Pompeii used graffiti ~ a respected for of writing in the ancient Roman world ~ to express goodwill. “They were much nicer in their graffiti than we are,” says Rebecca Benefiel, a classicist from Washington & Lee University who has spent six summers studying the doomed city’s graffiti. “There are lots of pairings with the word ‘felicter,’ which means ‘happily.’ When you pair it with someone’s name, it means you’re hoping things go well for that person. There are lots of graffiti that say ‘Felicter Pompeii,’ wishing the whole town well.” According to Smithsonian.com: From the very beginning, archaeologists noticed copious amounts of graffiti on the outsides of (Pompeii’s) buildings. In the late 1800s, scholars began making careful copies of Latin inscriptions throughout the ancient Roman world, including Pompeii, and cataloging them. This effort is a boon to scholars like Benefiel, since more than 90 percent of Pompeii’s recorded graffiti have since been erased by exposure to the elements. Based on the graffiti found on both exterior walls and in kitchens and servant rooms, Benefiel surmises that the emperor Nero was much more popular than we tend to think. She’s also found that declarations of love were common, and that the people of Pompeii displayed their cleverness via graffiti, from poetry contests to playful combinations of the letters that form Roman numerals. Click here for the Smithsonian.com article.
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