After 20 years of restoration, Pompeii has reopened the House of the Vettii, allowing visitors to see its erotic frescoes in the richly painted villa for the first time in two decades. “You can stand ...
A huge Pompeii house covered in erotic frescoes which has been closed to the public for 20 years has reopened after undergoing a dramatic renovation. The historic House of the Vettii, located about 16 ...
Restored Pompeii house offers rare look at life for the ancient elites of the volcano-pummelled city
Pompeii — The newly restored remains of an opulent house in Pompeii that likely belonged to two former slaves who became rich through the wine trade offer visitors an exceptional peek at details of ...
Archaeologists in Pompeii unearthed a rare tiny home while excavating the site of the ancient Italian city, officials said. The home was buried beneath the ash and debris that wiped out Pompeii when ...
The Casa dei Vettii, an area of Pompeii preserved after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, will be joined by a new section of the city as archeologists dig in the hopes of finding new artifacts and DNA ...
Children’s sketches depicting violent scenes of gladiators and hunters battling animals have been uncovered at the archaeological park of Pompeii, the park’s superintendent has said. The drawings, ...
ST. LOUIS — This summer, history resurfaces in a powerful and immersive way as POMPEII: THE EXHIBITION opens in Boeing Hall at the Saint Louis Science Center. Running from May 16 through September 15, ...
Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by ash and lava in 70 AD, has unearthed a new treasure -- a private bathhouse built 2,000 years ago, decorated with sumptuous mosaics and equipped with a series ...
In the popular imagination, life at Pompeii came to an abrupt and violent end after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. Its pristine frescoes, well-preserved buildings, and petrified bodies seem ...
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