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HISTORY OF POMPEII
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HISTORICAL SURVEY | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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MOUNT VESUVIUS | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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NEW DISCOVERIES IN XX CENTURY | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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POMPEII ON EXHIBITION | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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THE DAY AFTER | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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THE DISCOVERY OF POMPEII | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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THE MODERN RESTORATIONS IN POMPEII | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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THE PLASTER CASTS OF FIORELLI | History of Pompeii | Naples |
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THE TWO LETTERS WRITTEN BY PLINY THE YOUNGER ABOUT THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS IN 79 A.D. | History of Pompeii | Naples |
HAVE A GREAT PRIVATE EXCURSION FROM THE PORT OF NAPLES TO NAPLES CENTER, POMPEII, SORRENTO AND AMALFI COAST IN ONE DAY AT A REASONABLE PRICE !!!
Why do not you arrange with us an amazing day in the Gulf of Naples - a private tour (just for you) with a comfortable limousine or minivan with driver and an English-speaking tour guide? We have organized for you a great guided tour to Naples-Pompeii-Sorrento-Amalfi Coast (Positano). Contact us by e-mail info@pompeii.org.uk for further info.
POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
This temple was built after the earthquake of 62 A.D. as a place of worship for the cult of the Emperor and has a facade projecting slightly further out than the building of Eumachia. A central door leads into a space in front of the inner sanctuary which is bounded on the front side by four columns. Inside these, a staircase on either side led up to a podium on which stood the cella containing the cult statue. Behind the sacellum were three rooms used for the officiators both of this temple and of the adjacent Temple of the Lares which could be reached via a communicating doorway. A marble altar with bas-relief sculptures can be seen in the centre of the sanctuary. ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 2, 2, 9) Ingredients:
- Basically, chicken fricassee..
- 1 whole chicken, deboned or 2 boneless, skinless thighs, 2 boneless, skinless breasts chopped into pieces
- 2 bunches of leeks, usually 3-5 of them in a bunch cut into pieces and washed
- 1 small bunch of dill weed, or about 1 tsp. dried
- 3 qt. water or 1.5 qt. each chicken broth and water, keeping back 2 cups for later
- black pepper to taste
- celery seed to taste
- 2/3 cup of rice flour
- fish sauce to taste
- 3 tbs. red wine
Instructions:
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Disjoint a chicken ... 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.