The Ultimate Guide to Visiting Pompeii (Updated 2025)
A visitor's guide to the ancient city of Pompeii. Find out about all the best things to do in this historic place.| Nomadic Matt's Travel Site
Archaeologists have unearthed new evidence that Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE, was reoccupied for centuries following the disaster, though it never regained its former splendor. The finds are from recent excavations in the Insula Meridionalis, the southern quarter of the city, running from the Villa […]| Archaeology News Online Magazine
Evangelist says Bud Light is bringing about the End Times, Pompeii pizza art, the "Big Muddy Monster," a microscopic Louis Vuitton bag and more weird news. The post Bud Light Triggered the End Times, Big Muddy Monster, Pompeii Pizza first appeared on Cult of Weird.| Cult of Weird
A visitor's guide to the ancient city of Pompeii. Find out about all the best things to do in this historic place.| Nomadic Matt's Travel Site
Is Naples worth visiting? It's funny you ask that. The post Naples Starts Here appeared first on Leave Your Daily Hell.| Leave Your Daily Hell
“I arrived at the Humboldt University in Berlin imagining that I’d be among people who shared my enthusiasm for antiquity. But if they did, most of them hid it really well.” So writes G…| Volatile Rune
Is visiting Pompeii in Italy a bucket list item for you? Discover the best things to do in Pompeii with essential tips to ensure your visit is amazing.| simplyjolayne
Another new find in Pompeii was announced on Tuesday, this time two monumental statues found in the necropolis at the Porta di Sarno. Whilst we have all watched the excavations taking place over th…| Pompeian Connections
The New York Times on Mar. 2, 2025 ran a story about attempting to fix the precise date of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79: consulted with me on the story, and I’m glad to see they represen…| [quem dixere chaos]
Published today, an article led by Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Director General of the Pompeii Archaeological Park: It’s a review of recent work on the question of the eruption date; thanks to Dr. Z…| [quem dixere chaos]
The biggest dig at Pompeii in a generation is working to expose nearly an entire block of the ancient city. Archaeologists are making astonishing discoveries that shed powerful new light on life and death in the shadow of Vesuvius.| World Archaeology
Pompeii continues to amaze. The tragedy that befell the city in AD 79 famously preserved powerful and poignant snapshots of everyday life. From family homes ablaze with flamboyant frescoes to the gritty realities of industries reliant on hard manual labour, Pompeii has it all. Now the largest dig in the city for a generation has unearthed a property that brings together both of these facets: a combined bakery and residential complex. It offers plenty of grist for the mill when it comes to und...| World Archaeology
News broke on Thursday of more stunning discoveries as a result of the current excavations in Pompeii’s Regio IX. Whilst the rest of the world is agog, and rightly so, over the stunning fresc…| Pompeian Connections
Pompeii is still dishing up its surprises. In December 2020 a significant find was announced after the expansion of an excavation site of a thermopolium. For those not familiar with Pompeian fast food, that’s an establishment, one of possibly 150 … Continue reading →| AntiquityNOW
It’s been a pretty busy time since I started a new job in Durham, hence the blog has been a bit quiet lately! I’ve been teaching classical Greek and Latin language, and also a lecture c…| It's All Greek To Me
Two reviews of Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius have come out, one by Margot Neger in BMCR, and one by Paolo Bernardini in La Provincia di Como (here is the PDF and a translation). I should note …| [quem dixere chaos]
Two talks for the Herculaneum Society, based at Oxford, 26 February 2022, now on YouTube: Professor Pedar Foss, DePauw University, on “Ashy Tuesday-Wednesday: The Date and Sequence of the AD …| [quem dixere chaos]
20-min. lecture from 6 January 2022, Archaeological Institute of America Annual Meeting. All details and data to be published in March 2022: Three clarifications/corrections: 1) @ 3:40, when I say …| [quem dixere chaos]
Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius (Routledge, March 2022) is in press. Here is how to order for your library at a 20% discount. My blog posts about the Vesuvius eruption are well obsolete, but I w…| [quem dixere chaos]
For the first time in its three year history, I made a point to participate daily in #ClassicsTober. This initiative started by LE Jenks (otherwise known as Greek Myth Comix) and Cora Beth Fraser i…| Pompeian Connections
Visiting Pompeii gives visitors a glimpse into ancient Roman life and the catastrophic volcanic eruption that preserved the town.| Luggage and Lipstick
When I wrote a post last month about approaches to women’s history, I included as an image a wall painting from Pompeii that depicts an all female dinner party. I chose it simply for the lack…| Pompeian Connections
