There are skeletons turned over, twisted and dragged without scruples by grave robbers, in search of precious objects which Pompeians took with them in their desperate escape from the eruption. As if the horrendous end which awaited them were not enough, the victims of Pompeii had to suffer desecration at the hands of looters, who in modern times tunnelled through the ash and lapilli which had bur …Read more

From 21st June to 21st July 2018 at the Large Theatre of Pompeii the second edition of the festival of ancient drama POMPEII THEATRUM MUNDI Download Programme  …Read more

Vineyard of the Casa del Triclinio estivo (entrance to Piazza Anfiteatro) Thursday 25 October 2018 - 10.00 am …Read more

Two prestigious dwellings with precious decorations have been brought to light, and redefine the urban space in Regio V of Pompeii, thanks to maintenance and stabilisation works on the excavation fronts overseen by the Great Pompeii Project. Re-emerging in their entirety from the lapilli, and with different furnishings, are the House with the Garden, with a beautiful frescoed portico and rooms dec …Read more

UPDATE L’ULTIMO GIORNO DI POMPEI, NUOVO STUDIO E-JOURNAL DEGLI SCAVI DI POMPEI - LA DATA DELLA DISTRUZIONE DI POMPEI: PREMESSE PER UN DIBATTITO APERTO New interpretations enliven the debate over the charcoal inscription recently discovered in RegioV at Pompeii, and which moves the date of the eruption to October. What happened on the 16th day before the Calends of November? Giulia Ammannati, Lectu …Read more

A sumptuous 4m x 5m lararium has re-emerged among the lapilli in a room which is still being excavated in Regio V at Pompeii, as part of the consolidation works on the excavation fronts overseen by the Great Pompeii Project.  The beautiful lararium, which is among the most elegant to be found at Pompeii, belongs to a room in a house which had already been partially excavated at the beginning of th …Read more

A prestigious dwelling on Via del Vesuvio, with elegantly decorated rooms, and a fresco at the entrance depicting Priapus, in the act of weighing his member on scales, has emerged during re-profiling works on the slopes of Regio V which face onto Via del Vesuvio, within the site of the new excavations. The ongoing operations form part of the wider stabilisation works on the excavation fronts, whic …Read more

Frescoes in the First Style in the House of Jupiter, traces of fire and charred finds, and a sacro-idyllic picture News from Regio V The complete structure of Domus continue to take shape, with precious frescoes, objects and traces of everyday life. Advances continue in Regio V of the Pompeii excavations, where discoveries of structures and finds continue to be made on a daily basis. …Read more

“IN SEARCH OF STABIA”” The exhibition at the  ANTIQUARIUM of POMPEII Third Floor  - From  the 31st July 2018 to the 9th July 2019 “In Search of Stabia” is the title of an exhibition which will be inaugurated at the Antiquarium of Pompeii on the 31st July 2018, and will be on display until the 9th July 2019. …Read more

Pompeii, Oplontis, The Antiquarium of Boscoreale from the 27th July until the 28th September : on Fridays and Saturdays - from 20:30 to 23:00 (last entrance 22:30) The Villa S. Marco with ‘Stabiae Nocte': 28th July, 4th and 11th August and 1st September :- from 20:30 to 23:30  From Friday 27th until 28th September the illuminated routes of the Vesuvian archaeological sites return, as part of the 2018 development projects promoted by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities.The site of Pompeii, the Villa of Poppaea at Oplontis, the Antiquarium of Boscoreale and, for the first time, the Villa S. Marco at Stabiae will be illuminated on Friday and Saturday evenings. …Read more