Pompeii

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/6/2021
  

  How a Disaster Relief Program Changed the Roman Empire for the Better

  The 10,000 Pompeiians who evacuated the city ahead of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD benefited from the redistribution of the property of nobles who didn't. 

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• SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
  Accessed 8/22/19
  

  The New Treasures of Pompeii

  From gorgeous artworks to grimacing corpses, archaeologists are still uncovering the truth about life—and death—in the doomed city.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  

  Archaeologists release stunning photos of new Pompeii find: Horses remarkably preserved in lava

  Massimo Osanna, general director of the Pompeii archaeological park, told Italian news agency ANSA that he believed the horse belonged to a high-ranking military officer and met a “fierce and terrible end."

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• SOURCE: The Times Literary Supplement
  10-18-18
  

  When did Vesuvius erupt?

  by Mary Beard

  There have been a splurge of headlines over the last couple of days that talk about the rewriting of the history of Pompeii: it was not destroyed on August 24, Pliny said, after all, but in October. It all comes down to a graffito recently discovered.

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• SOURCE: History channel
  10-12-18
  

  Volcanic Ash at Pompeii Froze This Beautiful, 2,000-Year-Old Shrine in Time

  The same clouds of ash that blanketed Pompeii preserved the colors and paintings on the walls in this newly rediscovered room by keeping out all light and water.

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• SOURCE: CBS News
  7-16-18 (accessed)
  

  Pompeii excavation project reveals secrets

  In the last year archaeologists have made stunning discoveries at Pompeii thanks to a multi-million dollar subvention from the EU.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  5-30-18
  

  He Fled the Ash That Buried Pompeii, Only to Be Crushed by a Rock

  Archaeologists in Italy found the skeleton of a man protruding from a huge block of stone, almost 2,000 years after he died.

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• SOURCE: The Local
  5-11-18
  

  Remains of ancient horse discovered at Pompeii

  For the first time ever, archaeologists have been able to cast the complete figure of a horse that perished in the volcanic eruption at Pompeii.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  10-5-15
  

  Scientists Hope to Learn How Pompeians Lived, Before the Big Day

  Using a CT scanner, a team hopes to gather information about the long-perished residents’ habits and lifestyles, and possibly to dispel presumptions.

• SOURCE: The Arts Newspaper
  7-30-13
  

  Great Pompeii Project finally under way

  The Villa of Mysteries, first excavated in 1909, is named after a large and colourful cycle of frescoes showing young women undergoing an ancient Roman marriage initiation rite. Conservators are using laser technology to restore the colours to their former glory. Pompeii officials released a statement saying this is the first time the technique has been applied to such an important cycle of works a the site and that “it constitutes a viable alternative for preserving surfaces that might be too sensitive for [traditional] mechanical and chemical methods of conservation”. The laser is able to detect and remove the different protective layers that have been applied to the frescos by previous restorers. A spokesman confirmed that the restoration work, which is scheduled to end in October, is going well so far.Similar laser technology was used on an unusually large scale to clean the courtyard of the palace of the Roman emperor Diocletian in Split, Croatia (see link above).

• SOURCE: BBC News
  2-5-13
  

  Pompeii restorer Annamaria Cavaco accused of fraud

  A former restorer of Pompeii is under house arrest on corruption charges, Italian police have said.Five others, including the ex-special commissioner appointed to deal with the increasing degradation of the historic site, are also under investigation...