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The Thermopolium of #RegioV , a bar in #Pompeii , complete with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, had previously been partially excavated in 2019. It now emerges in its entirety, with rich decorative still life frescoes, food residues, animal bones & victims of the eruption.
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During the excavations in Pompeii, the remains of over one thousand victims of the 79 AD eruption have been found.During the first phase of the eruption, those who hadn’t left the city in time were trapped in their homes or shelters buried by a shower of pumice stones and lapilli
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#Pompeii The thorax was crushed by a block of stone, the body hurled back by the force of the pyroclastic flow, in a desperate attempt to flee the fury of the eruption. The first victim which emerges in the site of the new excavations of Regio V, does so in this dramatic position
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The four-wheeled processional chariot. The latest discovery of #Pompeii .
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The final touches for the reopening of the House of the Vettii 🖌️🎨
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The four-wheeled processional chariot. The last discovery of #Pompeii .⤵️ Ph. Luigi Spina📷
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Il Parco Archeologico di Pompei saluta Argo. Aveva più di 15 anni, era un cane buono, da sempre accudito dalla città, dai lavoratori e dai visitatori del sito. Ha fatto compagnia a migliaia di turisti durante il suo onorato servizio di custode e anfitrione.
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Walking on the streets of Pompeii 🌥️
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#Pompei . House of the Dioscuri
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Pompeii. House of Orion
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Let's relive 2021 through the images of what happened this year at the #Pompeii Archaeological Park. #HappyNewYear #BuonAnno
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Pompeii. Garden fresco scenes. House of Golden Bracelet
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What the writer Luigi Settembrini defined as “the pain of death that takes on body and form” once again takes shape in #Pompeii , in the form of men who lost their lives during the eruption, the traces of whose death throes have remained imprinted in the ash for 2000 years.
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#Pompei . House of the Orchard
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Actor Stanley Tucci visited #Pompeii excavations today
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The colors of Autumn in Pompeii. 🍁🍂
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#Pompei . House of the Dioscuri
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Pompei. Casa dei Vettii.
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Pompeii. House of Leda and the Swan
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In a #Pompeii without visitors, the cats wander the streets of Pompeii alone. They are among the few figures walking through the excavations, other than the custodians and staff who are working to preserve the site. 🐱
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Bakeries are probably the most easily identifiable buildings for visitors in Pompeii as their ovens and millstones are highly distinctive. Here are some things you may not know on the subjects of bakeries, bakers, and bread, or rather in Latin: ‘pistrina’, ‘pistores’, and ‘panem
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Pompeii. House of the Silver Wedding
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Pompeii. A spectacular banqueting room with elegant black walls, decorated with mythological characters and subjects inspired by the Trojan War, is one of the rooms recently been brought to light during the excavations currently underway in insula 10 of Regio IX.
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Pompeii. The Via Stabiana in the early hours of the morning.
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Pompeii. Leda and the Swan
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#Pompeii . The myth of Leda and the Swan depicted in a fresco, which was discovered during stabilisation and re-profiling works on the excavation fronts. More info:
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Go ‘behind the scenes’, into one of the houses at the archaeological site of #Pompeii which do not form part of the routes which are regularly open to the public.
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#Pompei : riaffiora intatto il Termopolio della Regio V. Le parole di @MassimoOsanna 👇🏛️
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Mummified remains, along with the hair and bones of an individual buried in an ancient tomb have been found at the necropolis of Porta Sarno, to the east of the ancient urban centre of #Pompeii .
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Pompeii. House of the Faun
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House of the Ceii
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Pompeii. Via Stabiana
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Pompei. Casa del Criptoportico.
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Pompeii today 🌧️
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Sembra una pizza, quello che si vede su un dipinto pompeiano di 2000 anni fa, ma ovviamente non lo può essere, a rigore, dato che mancavano alcuni degli ingredienti più caratteristici, ovvero pomodori e mozzarella. @LionTelevision @MiC_Italia
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The intense colors of the large fresco of the garden of the House of the Ceii glow once more, following major restoration works on the decorative elements. Ph Luigi Spina📷
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A little walk in Pompeii 🚶
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Pompeii. Large Theatre
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#Pompeii . Fresco from the House of the Golden Bracelet
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Sapevate che la festività di #Ferragosto affonda le sue radici in epoche lontane? Le Feriae Augusti, “riposo di Augusto”, erano state istituite dall’imperatore Ottaviano Augusto, come giorni da dedicare al culto di sé.
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Ultimi ritocchi in vista dell'apertura della Casa dei Vettii.
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#Pompeii from above, drone view
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The recently restored House of the Vettii is one of the most famous houses in Pompeii renowned for its vibrant and exquisite frescoes and its grand architecture including an ornately decorated garden but here are some things you may not know about it and details to look out for.
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Today the “Gladiator” @russellcrowe visited the excavations of #Pompeii .
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Pompeii. House of the Vettii
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#Pompeii . The roads of History.
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Entriamo da Porta Stabia... #Pompeii
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#Pompei . Casa dei Vettii.
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House of the Silver Wedding #pompeii
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Pompeii. The Basilica
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Pompei. Il ritrovamento di una testuggine di 2000 anni fa e del suo uovo. 🐢
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The ancient #Stabiae reveals exceptional finds on daily life from the Roman era. Elements of the water system, including a decorated lead tank, re-emerged during the works for expanded use and removal of architectural barriers at Villa Arianna.
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Villa of Poppaea, excavations of Oplontis 🏛️
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Pompei. Anfiteatro.
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#Pompeii . Villa of the Mysteries
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A photographic project to explore the soul of #Pompeii through the eyes of Luigi Spina, “Pompeian Interiors and Spatial Archives” is the name of the two-pronged artistic research which will be conducted by the photographer within the excavations in Pompeii in two phases.📷
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Welcome #Spring 🌸🌼🌷
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Villa di Poppea, Scavi di Oplontis
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Pompei. House of the Lovers Photo: Silvia Vacca 📷
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Go ‘behind the scenes’, into one of the houses at the archaeological site of #Pompeii which do not form part of the routes which are regularly open to the public.
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#Pompeii . Leda and the Swan
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Pompeii. House of Orion. Photo: Silvia Vacca 📷
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Inaugurata oggi 16 luglio la Casa delle Nozze d’argento (Regio V, Insula 2, civico i) uno degli esempi più maestosi e raffinati di abitazione delle classi agiate di Pompei.
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Go ‘behind the scenes’, into one of the houses at the archaeological site of #Pompeii which do not form part of the routes which are regularly open to the public.
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House of the Silver Wedding
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Walking through the streets of #Pompeii
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Pompei, dai nuovi scavi emerge un salone decorato con soggetti ispirati alla guerra di Troia @MiC_Italia @g_sangiuliano @GZuchtriegel @museitaliani
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Thermopolium of Regio V, one of the snack bars at Pompeii, with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, which had previously been partially excavated in 2019, re-emerges in its entirety, with other decorative still lifes, food residues, animal bones and victims of the eruption.
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Pompeii. House of the Four Styles
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#Pompei . Villa Imperiale.
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If we are to believe the ancient sources, Roman women were either promiscuous or domestic goddeses. The real lives of women were much more diverse. To celebrate #InternationalWomensDay here are some of the lesser-known and interesting women from ancient Pompeii. #IWD
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Discoveries continue to be made at Civita Giuliana, in the suburban villa to the north of #Pompeii which has been studied since 2017, and from which - in the servant’s quarters - have already emerged a ceremonial chariot and stable containing the remains of 3 equines.
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#Pompeii . Snow on the Mount Vesuvius ❄️
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On the 12th August, the Thermopolium of Regio V that was unearthed during recent excavations in an area of the ancient city which had never been investigated before, opens to the public, with special visits to the work sites of the House of Orion and the House with the Garden.
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#Pompei . Leda e il Cigno: l’affresco riemerge da un ambiente di via del Vesuvio, nel corso degli interventi di riprofilamento dei fronti di #scavo della #RegioV . Foto di @Cesab1967 . Info:
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#Pompeii . A bronze candelabrum discovered during new excavations in the Regio V.
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Pompei. House of the Ceii
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Due gladiatori al termine del combattimento, l’uno vince l’altro soccombe. Questa è la scena dell’ultimo affresco rinvenuto a #Pompei nell’area della Regio V, nell’ambito dei lavori di messa in sicurezza e rimodulazione dei fronti di scavo, previsti dal Grande Progetto #Pompei .
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Pompei. House of Venus in the shell.
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Pompeii, from the excavations in Region IX new light is shed on Roman construction techiniques
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#Pompei . Allestimento teche con calchi al Macellum. In questo video le varie fasi del lavoro.
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House of the Vettii Photo @silvia_v85
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Da domani, 16 marzo, sarà aperto il quartiere servile della Casa dei Vettii, con l'ambiente del larario e la stanza con gli affreschi erotici.
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Whilst it looks like a pizza, this image from a Pompeian painting from 2000 years ago obviously can't be, since some of the most characteristic ingredients are missing, namely tomatoes and mozzarella.
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New discovery: two skeletons found beneath a collapsed wall in #Pompeii . Turmoil, confusion, attempted escapes and, in the meantime, an earthquake, showers of pumice, volcanic ash and hot gases.
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In the streets of #Pompeii it is possible to find big blocks of stone arranged in perpendicular to the carriageway. Ph Marco Morello
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An elegant and sensual bedroom re-emerges in its entire beauty from the Regio V excavation at #Pompeii , whose presence had been predicted when the image of Leda and the Swan was unearthed some months ago, during the consolidation works on the excavation fronts along Via Vesuvio.
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Excavated in 1823, the women’s baths within the Forum Baths complex have remained closed for decades and their true splendour is just now being revealed. The work carried out under the auspices of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii since May 2022 has transformed their appearance.
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Pompei 📷 @Alan3TFS
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#Pompeii . Still some snow on the #Vesuvius , early this morning, waiting for spring
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Pompeii: The New Dig is a new 3 part series. With unique access to the dig the cameras follow archaeologists as they excavate an entire city block uncovering new buildings and the incredible stories of the people who lived there. Watch Episode 1 TONIGHT 9pm on BBC Two/BBC iPlayer
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Oplontis. Villa of Poppea.
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2000-year-old preserved loaf of bread found in the ruins of #Pompeii . Now kept in the Applied Research Laboratory.
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The sites of the Archaeological Park of #Pompeii are open from 9:00 to 19:00, with the last admissions at 17:30. Pompeii is closed on Mondays, while the other sites of the Park are closed on Tuesdays. 🏛️
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Nuove scoperte a #Pompei . La vita immobile di Pompei che riaffiora alla luce: ultimi istanti di vita fotografati negli arredi sconquassati dall’eruzione del 79 d.C.
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Pompei. Casa del Larario di Achille
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Most of the urban area in #Pompeii consisted in private households. Therefore, the city provides an excellent vantage point to learn more about Roman housing and its evolution over time.
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Yet more evidence of daily life emerges at #Pompeii , in the form of the discovery of the latest Thermopolium (snack bar), which recently came to light in the excavations of Regio V.
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