Pompeii tours: Pompeii is the most popular tourist attraction in Italy.
POMPEII-CAPRI GUIDED TOUR
(6-8 people at most)
HAVE A GREAT PRIVATE TOUR WITH GUIDE IN POMPEII AND CAPRI IN ONE DAY AT A REASONABLE PRICE !!!
Why do not you share the expenses and arrange with other cruise passengers (6 or 8 at most) an exclusive tour in the Gulf of Naples with a comfortable Mercedes vehicle, private driver and tour guide? We have organized for you a Pompei-Capri tour. Contact us by e-mail info@pompeii.org.uk for further info.
POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
Three almost identical buildings situated on the southern side of the Forum were the seat of the town’s municipal offices. The most important of these were the office of the Duumviri, the highest authority in the town, the office of the Aediles, who were responsible for public work and maintenance of town building, the Council of Decurions, who acted as town councillors, and the municipal archives. While archaeologists are certain of the general function of the complex, opinion is divided on the actual use of the individual building. The first on the right, in the corner where the Basilica stands, was probably the Curia, seat of the Ordo Decurionum or town council. T ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 4, 2, 12) Ingredients:
- Leftovers of cooked fish
- 5 grains pepper
- 5 leaves rue
- Liquamen (or 2 tblsp soya sauce + 2 tsp anchovy paste)
- 2 tblsp oil
- 2 eggs
- Seaweed
Instructions:
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Finely chop enough baked or boiled fish to fill a casserole dish of the size you want to use. Pulverize pepper and rue, add Liquamen, oil and raw eggs, then whip. Pour the mixture over the fish and mesh. Gently place sea nettles on top, taking care to see they do not mix with the eggs. Cook by steaming so that the seaweed ... continue
FORBIDDEN POMPEII: IMAGES AND NEWS
Love was a common topic of conversation in Pompeii. Feelings, passions, poetic love, sex, homosexuality, prostitution and so forth were all part of daily life and not a source of prejudice. The concept of “obscenity” seems to have been unknown. Love and sex were considered earthly practices of a man’s life that were encouraged by the benevolence of Venus. The thousands of examples of graffiti found on the town’s walls are unequivocal proof of what the people of Pompeii thought about love and sex.