Photos Of Pompeii » Archive for July 2009
Italian archaeologists find lost Roman city of Altinum near Venice
The bustling harbour of Altinum near Venice was one of the richest cities of the Roman empire. But terrified by the impending invasion of the fearsome Germanic Emperor Attila the Hun, its inhabitants cut their losses and fled in AD452, leaving behind a ghost town of theatres, temples and basilicas. Altinum was never reoccupied and gradually sunk into the ground. The city lived on in Venetian folk tales and historical artefacts but its exact position, size and wealth gradually faded into obscurity. Now, using aerial photography of the region, Italian archaeologists have not only located the city, but have produced a detailed map revealing its remarkably intact infrastructure and showing it to be slightly larger than Pompeii. The abandonment of the city and its subsequent preservation makes it an archaeological time capsule, a … Read entire article »
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Digging deeper: Archaeologists race to show Pompeii daily life – USATODAY.com
Digging deeper: Archaeologists race to show Pompeii daily life – USATODAY.com. Great article on Pompeii daily life … Read entire article »
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A Day In Pompeii Prices
For your convenience here are the prices to Melbourne Museum’s A day in Pompeii … Read entire article »
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Pompeii guide ‘died in tourist row’
(ANSA) – Naples, July 6 – A tourist guide died at Pompeii last month after a squabble with rivals, union sources reported Monday. The dead man was identified as F.C., 84, one of the so-called ”historic” guides at the Ancient Roman site. Guides are becoming more aggressive in their bids for customers at the buried city, the UGL union said. Long-established guides like the late F.C. were having to defend their turf from unauthorised upstarts, it said. ”They’re like dogs around a bone,” said the UGL’s culture pointman, Renato Petra. ”If two of them get in a bidding war things can turn nasty and then you get something like what happened three weeks ago: one … Read entire article »
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