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Map of the Bay of Naples, 79 CE
A map showing the cities and towns affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Date of map is 2007 CE.
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A Loaf of Bread from Herculaneum
A loaf of bread from Herculaneum. 79 CE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, (photo taken at the National Maritime Museum, Sydney Australia) Carbonised in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Before the eruption, someone in Pompeii scratched...
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Mosaic, Pompeii
A mosaic from the Roman town of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Such fine mosaics were a common feature of floors in the villas of the town and depicted scenes from mythology, the owner's business interests or, as...
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Statuette of a Hora of Autumn
The body of the statuette apparently, found in a "vineyard near Vesuvius", is almost fully intact. The head, dating from antiquity, does not belong to it and was attached and amended by Bartolomeo Cavaceppi. After 1830 CE, the Hora was displayed...
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House of the Vettii, Pompeii
The peristyle of the house of the Vettii, Pompeii. The villa was preserved following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE.
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Stabian Baths, Pompeii
Colonnades of the Stabian Baths at Pompeii, the Roman town buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. The building was first constructed in the 4th century BCE and modified in the 2nd century BCE.
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Reconstruction of Temple of Jupiter, Pompeii
A digital reconstruction of the Temple of Jupiter in Pompeii. Built in the 2nd Century BCE, the site was caught up in the destruction caused by Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. This reconstruction depicts the temple as it may have looked when it...
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Two-storey Building, Herculaneum
A two-storey building at Herculaneum. The town was buried under ash and lava following th eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is very rare for upper stories of Roman buildings with their wooden elements to survive.
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Antiquarium of Boscoreale, Room I
Room I of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale (Italy) is devoted to the economy and environment of the Vesuvius area in Roman times and showcases a copy of the famous plaster cast of a dog from Pompeii, and another of a domestic pig found in one...
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Roman fresco with flowers and birds
Wall painting fragment with flowers and birds, from a Roman villa around Mt. Vesuvius, before 79 CE. (Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, Germany)
