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AD79 - Year of Destruction
Pompeii , Herculaneum , Stabiae , Oplontis and Boscoreale were lost to the world in late August AD79 to lie hidd...
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Basilica and Theatre
The Basilica The Basilica Noniana was re-discovered in 1739 when one of the tunnels being mined randomly by Rocque Joaquín de Alcubierre ...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:20 AM EDT by clemio
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Boscoreale
Re-discovery Exploratory excavations were carried out in several places around Boscoreale at the end of the 19th century by private individ...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:23 AM EDT by
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Daily Life
The Ideal House Pompeii and Herculaneum offer us an exceptional insight into Roman life in the first century AD, no more...
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Aug 10 2008, 6:15 AM EDT by
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Herculaneum
Re-discovery Herculaneum was re-discovered thanks to the acquisitive nature of an Austrian general, Prince d'Elboeuf. Quite why he was there is...
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Jul 13 2008, 6:06 AM EDT by
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Insula IV
Insula IV lies across Cardo IV from Insula III as shown in the schematic on the right. Along the Lower Decumanus lie several small shops, ...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:15 AM EDT by
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Insula V
Insula V lies to the north of Insula IV across the Lower Decumanus, stretching as far as Decumanus Maximus where it faces the Forum. It is...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:17 AM EDT by
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Insulae II, III
Insula II For the visitor to the site, the entrance pathway leads round in a gentle curve past an original section of town wall where th...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:13 AM EDT by
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Insulae oI, oII
Insula Orientalis I Insula Orientalis I lies across Cardo V from the House of the Deer in Insula IV and north of the Suburban Thermae. ...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:19 AM EDT by
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Insulae VI, VII
Insula VI Insula VI stretches northwards from the Lower Decumanus to the Decumanus Maximus, bounded to west and east by Cardos III and I...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:18 AM EDT by
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Interactive Map of Herculaneum
Identifying Buildings You can identify individual buildings and areas by clicking on the map. To view the details of a building or ...
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Aug 15 2008, 6:32 AM EDT by
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Introductory video
Hi, great site by the way. What happened to the introductory videos you had earlier. They gave a fuller story of what happened - can I view them somewhere else?
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Apr 26 2008, 1:05 PM EDT by Anonymous
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Map of Herculaneum
This map is based on a water-colour of the area painted in 1834 detailing the extent of the finds to that date. It shows the position o...
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Aug 15 2008, 6:30 AM EDT by
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Map of Pompeii
Map of Pompeii Key: <> Public Buildings <> Temples <> Shops/businesses <> Private H...
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Jul 12 2008, 1:10 PM EDT by
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Oplontis
Re-discovery The name Oplontis appears only in the Peutinger Map, a 13th century copy of a road map of the Roman Empire, probably dating...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:22 AM EDT by
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Pompeii
Re-discovery Excavations began in 1748, although it wasn't until 1763 that the site was actually identified as Pompeii. As at Hercul...
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Aug 10 2008, 8:01 AM EDT by
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Public Buildings
Amphitheatre (Reg II, Ins 6) The amphitheatre lies to the south of the Via dell'Abbondanza near the Sarno Gate. It was completed ...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:06 AM EDT by
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Public Buildings (1)
Suburban Baths (Outside the Marina Gate) The Suburban Baths were built around the end of the first century BC on an artificial...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:07 AM EDT by
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Public Buildings (2)
The Large Palaestra (Reg II, 7) The Palaestra is situated south of the Via dell'Abbondanza in the eastern quarter of the city next to the...
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Aug 15 2008, 10:08 AM EDT by
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Stabiae
Re-discovery Excavations began in Stabiae in 1749, one year after those at Pompeii and eleven after those at Herculaneum . The excavatio...
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Aug 15 2008, 7:45 AM EDT by
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