1st C AD Roman floor mosaic depicting Medusa’s head in the central roundel from a luxurious house that was buried in the AD 79 eruption of Vesuvius that buried everything in the region, including the towns of #Pompeii and #Herculaneum.
📷 my own, #MANN, Naples.
#MosaicMonday #Archaeology
The 700c Cloud That Preserved Pompeii in Seconds: In 79 AD, Pompeii was engulfed by a pyroclastic flow from Mount Vesuvius a fast moving avalanche of superheated gas, ash, and volcanic rock. #Pompeii #PyroclasticFlows.
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Water scene in mosaic at the edge of a pond with ducks, birds, a snake
middle section of mosaic with hippo and alligator with mouths open
Far right side of mosaic with more ducks and water birds and flowers
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNonsense #Pompeii Check out this incredible mosaic from Pompeii that had to be photographed in three parts. What might these animals be saying?
A guide who survived. That’s how I’d describe the strange encounter I’ve been processing ever since. Mount Vesuvius and Pompeii have always been the crown jewels of Naples. Read the story at hikevent.com 👉 hikevent.com/vesuvius-and...
#travel #naples #pompeii #vezuv #traveltips
that time we were the only guests at an italian villa airbnb bc they had no other booking s
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#napoli #vesuvio #vesuvius #pompeii #scaviipompeii #italia #italy #swimmingpool
Rebuilding the Eternal: Pompeii: The Legacy Hits Full Release This April 9
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@Biz_Nooz #SisciaGames #PompeiiTheLegacy #historicalcitybuilder #history #Pompeii #Vesuvius #games #gaming #gamers
#MosaicMonday - The eponymous piece from Casa della Matrona ignota, Pompeii (VI.15.14); discovered #OnThisDay - 6 April 1898: a woman wearing a pearl necklace, with gold and pearl earrings. #Pompeii 🏺
Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (124666). Link - mann-napoli.it/mosaici/#gal...
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Joining books set in #POMPEII
Out 23 April 2026
The Lost Voices of Pompeii by Dr Jess Venner
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#History #Roma #archeology #Pompeii
Pompeii. "Mysteries" villa. Part 4. Floor mosaics. Personal photos 2003
This small xenia (still life) depicts a rabbit nuzzling four figs. It may be exactly what it seems, or may have a deeper meaning. The rabbit is an animal of Venus (given its precocious reproduction), and figs frequently had sexual connotations. So perhaps this little still life was a wink and a nod to some hanky-panky. From Pompeii (signage from exhibitions it's been a part of describe it as from Herculaneum, but I don’t think anyone knows), and supposedly discovered in 1745. Dated ca. 45-79 CE. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN inv. 8630)
#HappyEaster to all who celebrate. Let’s pretend that this xenia fresco panel from #Pompeii is a rabbit with colored eggs (instead of figs). 🐇 🏺
Roman, ca. 45-79 CE. #MANN
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Detail of a fresco showing a dish of eggs and some dead birds hanging above it
Four near complete eggs sitting in a black dish
Happy Easter!
Life imitating art. Fresco of dish of eggs from the Praedia of Julia Felix, #Pompeii and an exhibit of eggs that astonishingly survived the AD 79 eruption in Herculaneum. 🥚🥚🥚
A marble sculpture of a rabbit, crouched down on the ground, it's ears spread back, sniffing at a small basket of fruit.
#Easter bunny preparing for a visit?
#Roman marble sculpture that once adorned the space by a fountain, in front of a mosaic, in #Pompeii.
Do interpret as rabbit minding a basket of eggs rather than fruit if you wish....
C1 AD, Via del Vesuvio; in the Antiquarium 🏺
Mount Vesuvius was dormant for 900 years before the catastrophic 79 AD eruption. IT CAN TAKE TIME FOR THE BIG EVENT. A DAY OF FIRE: A novel of Pompeii was indie published in 2014. Released by HarperCollins in 2023. THEN on it's 10th anniversary optioned for TV. #HistoricalFiction #pompeii
View up a deserted via Stabiana with a water tower on the right hand side, stepping stones at the crossroads and the shop and house entrances lining the road that leads to the outline of mount Vesuvius above which a large white cloud forms against a blue sky.
End of the day in #Pompeii
Like most of the paintings and sculptures in #Pompeii this was moved the Naples Museum for safe-keeping and a replica left in its place. The reason they’re holding a pen and scroll is uncertain, but one plausible suggestion is that it’s their marriage certificate.
haven’t heard the full project yet, but the first few songs on Mike’s half go crazy. can’t wait to light up and play it through after work. #MIKE #EarlSweatshirt #SurfGang #Pompeii #Utility
New Insights into Ancient #Pompeii 🏛️: What Do Scents Reveal About Global Connections? A research team from #LMU, the University of Zurich, and other partners investigated ash residues from incense burners. The substances they discovered show that Pompeii was part of a global trade network.
#History #Roma #archeology #Pompeii
Pompeii. Bakery. Bread oven and grain millstones. Personal photo 2003
The Ash Inside Pompeii’s Household Altars Reveals a Trade Empire in Miniature #Science #Archaeology #Other #Pompeii #AncientTrade #ArchaeologicalDiscoveries
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In addition to obvious substances such as laurel — native to the #Pompeii area — and grape residues, fragrances from very far away were also found, says study leader Johannes Eber: “It was new to us that fragrant resins actually came from India or the sub-Saharan region.”
Two thousand years ago, the people of #Pompeii offered incense to their gods in fireproof terracotta bowls & chalices. Until now, these incense burners have received little scientific attention. An international research team has now, for the first time, taken a closer look at the ash residues.
Exotic fragrances found in house altars: The ashes of #Pompeii, destroyed by volcanic eruption in 79 AD, continue to yield surprises. A new study shows that fragrances recently discovered originated from tropical regions of Asia or Africa. #RomanHistory #AncientBlueSky
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NEW Analysis of ash residue from incense burners preserved at #Pompeii reveals the substances burnt as offerings to the gods in Roman households and the long-distance trade undertaken to acquire them.
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🏺 #Archaeology
Ancient stone walls with windows stagger up a hillside. In the background is the foliage of a thick treetop. An evergreen anchors the left side, and the foreground is a riot of greenery and pink flowers.
My #WeekLForLayers post is this snap from #Pompeii. Layers of history under layers of ash. #AlphabetChallenge #photography #ECK
28/03/26
Pompeii (2014)
A love story set in the days of the eruption of Vesuvius. For me and a love of ancient Rome, it was an enjoyable watch although not the greatest of films set during the Roman Empire. Kiefer Sutherland is delightfully dislikable.
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#Film #Pompeii
Jess Venner on The Lost Voices of Pompeii: Letting ordinary Pompeiians speak again!
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Römisches Fresko, eine Frau mit einer blauen Stola sitzt in einem Sessel, ein Mann mit einem Helm mit Feder steht hinter ihr und fässt ihr an den Busen, wobei sie seinen Unterarm festhält und ihn vielleicht auch führt. Links unten hockt eine Frau, mit etwas auf dem Boden beschäftigt, rechts ein geflügelter Amoretto. Das Bild ist stark verwittert.
#FrescoFriday
I like this family-looking scene.
Mars and Venus, #Pompeii found in the House of the punished Eros. Napoli, Museo Archeologico Nazionale
