Large Roman tomb with the longest funerary epigraph ever found excavated near Pompeii
A sporting rivalry between two cities turned tragic when a simple incident at a gladiatorial clash turned into a full fledged riot. We are talking…
Pompeii
Archaeologists proclaim the discovery of ‘little Pompeii’ in southeastern France
“We’re unbelievably lucky. This is undoubtedly the most exceptional excavation of a Roman site in 40 or 50 years” – this is how Benjamin Clement,…
‘Pompeii-like scene’ harking back to 3rd century AD, unearthed in Rome’s metro excavations
Back in April, we talked about how the construction work for line C of Rome’s metro in Piazza Celimontana unraveled an aqueduct dating from 3rd…
Glorious animation presents a detailed reconstruction of ancient Pompeii
Pompeii, the ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, boasted an assortment of baths, houses, temples, public structures, graffiti, frescoes and even a gymnasium and a…
Restored houses of Pompeii glimpse into the cultural scope of the ancient Roman city
Pompeii and historical restoration go hand in hand, with a spurt of recent efforts that have painstakingly refurbished many sections of the ancient Roman city….
Superb animation reconstructs the ancient Roman city of Pompeii in its full glory
Pompeii, the ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, boasted an assortment of baths, houses, temples, public structures, graffiti, frescoes and even a gymnasium and a…
Restored Suburban Baths of Pompeii provide a glimpse into the erotic side of Roman affairs
The so-named Suburban Baths of Pompeii were probably constructed some time around the end of the 1st century BC, with their location against the city…
3D animation presents the glory of the ‘Villa of Augustus’ in Somma Vesuviana
Tradition has it that the so-called ‘Villa of Augustus’, also known as the Dionysiac Villa in Somma Vesuviana, near Nola (an ancient Campanian town in…
3D animation reconstructs an upper-class house of Pompeii before the Vesuvius disaster
Previously we have harped about the reconstructed state of Pompeii during the Vesuvius eruption. Well this time around researchers have been able to recreate a…
Restored Pompeii kitchens give us an idea of how Romans cooked
An ancient three-storied launderette known as the Fullonica di Stephanus once served the rich and noble Roman families of Pompeii, circa 1st century AD. Historians…
