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Antiquities Lent By Republic Of Italy On View At Metropolitan Museum – Antiques and the Arts Online
Antiquities Lent By Republic Of Italy On View At Metropolitan MuseumAntiques and the Arts Online:A rare, recently excavated ancient Roman dining set consisting of 20 silver objects — one of only three such sets from the region of Pompeii known to exist ... … Read entire article »
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A Day in Pompeii- Melbourne Museum
‘A Day in Pompeii’ Although the exhibition does not open until June, there is much talk and excitement … Read more »
Getty Center Displays Extraordinary Bronze Statue
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Pompeii vineyards provide new wines
Pompeii is being brought back to life by new wines produced in the vineyards dating back to Roman times. The wines are only made from grapes grown inside the ancient city which was … Read more »
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Pompeii: The Board Game!
This popped up on my TweetDeck this morning: Can you escape the inferno? In the year 79 A.D., the beautiful city of Pompeii sits at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. For years, the lovely town has attracted the best of Rome's citizens, and it is famous for both its businesses and luxuries. But a terrible secret lies deep beneath the slopes … Read entire article »
Event: Portici Borbonica
[New cultural event being organised by the wonderful Idraincoming, this time a chance to visit the Royal Palace at Portici and the (new but shut) Herculanense Museum. An interesting look into the period when the Bourbon kings started digging at Herculaneum and Pompeii- ticket includes both visit and food tasting!]Portici Borbonica: visita con degustazione al Palazzo Reale e all'Herculanense Museumè … Read entire article »
Mary Beard, Professor of Classics, University of Cambridge – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mary Beard, Professor of Classics, University of CambridgeUniversity of Wisconsin-MadisonDescription"Pompeii - Lost and Found?" In a talk based on her recent book, Mary Beard explores what kind of town Pompeii was and what it can tell us about ... … Read entire article »
More about Friday’s strike
Press release from the SAP denying that tourists were allowed to wander freely during Friday's strike. I have to say that I am becoming increasingly suspicious about the agenda of the local press - they're not missing an opportunity to make the SAP look bad, and, as with the House of the Chaste Lovers debacle, they seem happy to exaggerate … Read entire article »
City-Discovery.com presents 10 Roman Holiday activities – I-Newswire.com (press release)
City-Discovery.com presents 10 Roman Holiday activitiesI-Newswire.com (press release)Highlights include a visit to the thermal baths of Pompeii, a stop at the coastal town of Positano, and a cruise down the Amalfi coast. For more Roman ...and more » … Read entire article »
House of the Moralist …
Take a look at these photos of the facade of the House of the Moralist, taken this morning by Rick Bauer. I am lost for words. … Read entire article »
Ancora polemiche ed agitazioni per i lavoratori degli scavi
This by Marco Pirollo at Insomma.it on the reasons for the recent (and forthcoming) strikes at Pompeii: Mentre si programmano gli eventi estivi, si rischia una nuova stagione di aspre lotte sindacali all’interno del sito archeologico più famoso del mondo, dopo l’assemblea che lunedì mattina ha tenuto per due ore i cancelli degli scavi chiusi a turisti e visitatori. Le organizzazioni dei lavoratori, infatti, … Read entire article »
Larger photographs on pompeiiinpictures
We would like to put larger photographs on www.pompeiiinpictures.com. The current photographs are reduced in size to two thirds of their 640 by 480 size in order to fit more computers out there.We are not sure whether the newer netbooks with 10 inch screen will be able to view them properly, if we increase them to full size. Will … Read entire article »
Pompei choc, gli scavi senza custodi
Report in Il Mattino that tourists were allowed to wander freely in the excavations of Pompeii without supervision during the two-hour strike that took place yesterday. According to the report, someone 'forgot' to shut the gates ... Avrebbero potuto fare di tutto, magari staccare un mosaico e portarselo a casa. Di certo sono saliti su pezzi di colonne e capitelli per … Read entire article »