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FROM THE 12th AUGUST THE THERMOPOLIUM OF REGIO V IS OPENING TO THE PUBLIC

THE ANCIENT SNACK BAR OF POMPEII, AMONG THE DISCOVERIES OF RECENT EXCAVATIONS WITH SPECIAL VISITS TO THE WORK SITES OF THE HOUSE OF ORION AND THE HOUSE WITH THE GARDEN DOWNLOAD THE MAP On the 12th August, the Thermopolium of Regio V, the ancient snack bar of Pompeii that was unearthed during recent excavations in an area of the ancient city which had never been investigated before, opens to the public, with special visits to the work sites of the House of Orion and the House with the Garden. Thermopolia, where, as the Greek origin of its name would suggest, hot food and drinks were served, and stored in large dolia (jars) embedded in the masonry counter, were a common sight in the Roman world, where it was customary for the middle and lower classes to consume the prandium (meal) outside the house. …Read more

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THE FIRST OFFICIAL DAY OF THE NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK OF POMPEII GABRIEL ZUCHTRIEGEL

Today is the first official day for the new Director General of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Gabriel Zuchtriegel, who was appointed on the 20th February this year by the Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini, as the successor to Massimo Osanna, now Director General of State Museums. His appointment was countersigned yesterday by the Minister of Public Administration, Renato Brunetta. …Read more

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Exhibition “Pompei 79 d.C. A Roman story” at the Colosseum

from 8 February to 27 June 2021   Pompei 79 AD. A Roman story is the exciting new exhibition open to the public on the second tier of the Colosseum from 8 February to 27 June 2021. A never before attempted history of the long-standing relationship between Rome and Pompeii, the exhibition aims to reconstruct the complex dialogue that linked the two most famous sites in Italian archaeology from the Second Samnite War to the eruption of 79 AD. The exhibition’s high scientific quality is based on the reconstruction of social and cultural relations traceable in particular through archaeological research. …Read more

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Antiquarium of Pompei

On January 25, the Antiquarium of Pompeii opened to the public, the new museum venue dedicated to the permanent display of finds which narrate the history of Pompeii. It is an introduction to the site visit, told through the most significant artefacts of the ancient city, from the Samnite era (4th century BC) to the tragic eruption of AD 79, with particular attention paid to the city’s inseparable link with Rome.   …Read more

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Restoration Columns House of Faun

Following many turbulent years, the columns of the secondary atrium of the House of the Faun, bombed then subsequently rebuilt after the war, only to be damaged once more by an earthquake and then shored-up, are finally intact again, following the end of complex recent restoration work. …Read more

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Thermopolium of Regio V

The Thermopolium of Regio V, one of the snack bars at Pompeii,  complete with an image of a Nereid riding a sea-horse, which had previously been partially excavated in 2019, re-emerges in its entirety, with other rich decorative still lifes, food residues, animal bones and victims of the eruption.   …Read more

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