SYND 4/3/70 EXCAVATIONS AT POMPEI UNCOVER A GRAND PALACE
(3 Mar 1970) The excavations of the ruins at Pompeii uncover the remains of a luxurious palace.
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Places to see in ( Pompei - Italy ) Terme Stabiane
Places to see in ( Pompei - Italy ) Terme Stabiane
At this typical 2nd-century-BC bath complex, bathers would enter from the vestibule, stop off in the vaulted apodyterium (changing room), and then pass through to the tepidarium (warm baths) and caldarium (hot baths). Particularly impressive is the stuccoed vault in the men's changing room, complete with whimsical images of putti (winged babies) and nymphs.
Le Terme Stabiane have a bath complex of the Roman period , buried by ' eruption of Vesuvius in 79 , and found as a result of the archaeological excavations of the' ancient Pompeii : its kind, is the ' building oldest of the city. The Stabian Baths, named after the crossroads between Via dell'Abbondanza and Via Stabiana , were built around the IV - III century BC, in an area that was probably located on the outskirts before the extension of the city and used as a cemetery area , as evidenced by the discovery of a tomb to hypogeum.
The structure has a porticoed gym with a trapezoidal base in the center : the columns , originally from the slimmer shape, were heavily plastered after the earthquake of 62 . In the eastern zone are arranged, divided for men and women, the environments for the bathroom: the frigidarium male has a turn with dome in imitation of the sky , niches on the walls and representations with subjects marine
This is followed by the tepidarium and caldarium , the male form an apse , with tub dedicated to ablutions and decorated with a labrum with d 'jet water lukewarm: in these environments the pavement was supported by small batteries brick , in such a way that the area remained empty to allow airhot to circulate and to reach the interspaces placed along the walls in the same way. The baths were also equipped with a dressing , the male decorated with cupids , trophies d ' weapons and figures of bacchico procession , and one for the room kilns , used to produce heat ; the entire female area had no connection with the gym which was reserved exclusively for men .
In the northern part there is a latrine, while in the west is the pool, surrounded by two smaller tanks used by athletes to wash and cleanse: to divide the natatio area from the rest of the gym a low wall entirely stuccoed. Near the pool there are small rooms probably reserved for young people , while others had different features, such as one, finely decorated, used by the superintendent of the baths and another instead used as a sferisterio , that is for games with the ball. Most of the decorations have been preserved at the entrance, made up of columns and portals in tuff and in the gym: they are stuccoes in the fourth style , made of lime and calcite , as they are more resistant to humidity ; the main decorations of the portico depict Jupiter sitting with a scepter in his hand, Daedalus who forges the wings for Icarus and Hylas with the nymphs
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√ Private buildings: villas, houses, shops of Pompeii | Ancient History
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There are many different types of houses in Pompeii and Herculaneum. There were beautiful and magnificent homes for the wealthy and more simple homes for the poor. The houses are a valuable archaeological source. The houses are a valuable source on Roman domestic life. Eight hundred houses have been excavated in Pompeii. They range in size from 50 room mansions of 2000 square metres to homes of only a few rooms. Up until the third century the main building materials used were blocks of pale beige sarnus stone. In the 2nd and 1st centuries BC the people used limestone, a dark grey Vesuvius lava stone, yellow and grey tufa and rubble and brick. Tufa (volcanic ash hardened with water). A combination of lava blocks and grey Tufa laid in a lattice pattern was used after 80 B.C. After 62 A.D. The Pompeians seem to have used whatever building materials were available. There are four styles of housing that have been identified in Pompeii. the domus or atrium house, for example the house of Menander, the atrium-peristyle house for example the house of the Vetti, insulae or apartment/lodging house, and Villas. The domus or atrium house: This was the most common form of housing. It consisted of independent free standing houses. They were owned by the senatorial and equestrian class. The focus of the domus was the atrium. The atrium was the first one entered from the street and was generally considered the religious and social centre of a Roman house. From the street these houses were not very impressive to look at. The blank exterior walls were designed to protect the house. The house of Menander: This is a very large house in Pompeii. It is thought that a wealthy merchant owned it. He might have been a tourist not a local. It was close to the Stabian baths. Villas were large luxurious homes. They were built on the outskirts of Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were built on the coast and were owned by wealthy people from Rome. Villa of the Papyri: It was discovered in 1735 by Karl Weber. It had a large library that is how it got its name. It was on the coast. It was a big, beautiful home. The house of Julia Felix: It is sometimes referred to as the praedia or estate of Julia Felix. Julia Felix was a wealthy heiress, daughter of Spurius Felix. It was first excavated in 1757. It is one of the largest properties in Pompeii. It has orchards and gardens occupying most of the space. It is situated on the Via dell’Abbondanza. The property also contained a bathing establishment, shops and apartments. There are frescoes painted on the walls throughout the house. They depict scenes of everyday life and luxury items enjoyed by the household. The house of the Faun: It was one of the largest and most impressive residences in Pompeii. It was built in the second century B.C. during the Samnite period. It is names after the small statue that stands in front of it. The house of the faun was initially excavated in 1830 by the German archaeological institute. The house of the Faun contains the Alexander Mosaic showing Alexander the Great in the battle of Issus in 333 B.C. Beware of the dog sign. Some houses in Pompeii had beware of the dog signs like this one.
Pompeii 1962 archive footage
Archival footage shot by an English filmmaker while visiting Italy in 1962.
It contains stock footage of Pompeii, an ancient Roman city near modern Naples: signs outside the archaeological site, ruins, column, the Basilica, arch of Caligula, Via dell'Abbondanza, and more.
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Pompeii 1963 archive footage
rchival footage shot by an English filmmaker while touring Italy in the summer of 1963.
It contains stock footage of Pompeii, an ancient Roman city, today's an open-air museum after the Vesuvio eruption of 79 AD: Temple of Apollo, Forum of Pompeii, Via dell’Abbondanza, and more.
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√ Daily Life of the forum at Pompeii and Herculaneum | Ancient History
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The forum was the centre of an Ancient Roman city, it was the CBD of today’s cities. The forum was a large rectangular shape and it was surrounded by the most important buildings. It was 137 metres by 47 metres. This was where the majority of the following activities took place: Political, Administrative, Legal, Commercial, Religious, and Social activities. Pompeii was planned with the forum as its central focus. It was at a crossroads. Access to the forum was by two staircases from the Via Marina or the Via dell’Abbondanza. There were several important buildings which surrounded the forum: The Temple of Jupiter, The temple of the public Lares, Temple of Apollo, Basilica, Building of Eumachia, Temple of Vespasian and Administrative buildings. The Macellum:
This was located at the forum. It was a meat and fish market. Fruit, vegetables, cereals, and other produce were sold from shops and stalls. The open area in the middle was paved in grey Tufa. Today it is covered in grass and dirt. There was a strong Hellenistic influence on the forum until it became a Roman colony. It then underwent change to reflect the needs of the inhabitants. It was damaged by the earthquake in 62 A.D. and by 79 A.D. only a little restoration work had been done.
Pompeii
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Pompeii House of the Painters at Work
The House of the Painters at Work is part of a complex of buildings known as the House of the Chaste Lovers ((IX.12.6) at Pompeii. It has been partially excavated and displayed under scaffolding, showing the dynamic effects of the eruption of AD 79 by preserving stratification of the layers caused by phases of the eruption. This room faces west across the peristyle and was in the process of being decorated when the eruption began. Incomplete features and abandoned paintpots point to the painters fleeing. The complex is not normally open to the public but at the time of writing (June 2010) access can be gained by purchasing a dedicated 5€ ticket for a time-slot tour in Italian or English.
House of Marco Lucrezio, Pompeii
House of Marco Lucrezio, Pompeii
Casa del Criptoportico, Pompei
Fra le Domus più eleganti di Pompei. Deve il nome alla galleria sottostante il giardino porticato, decorata da affreschi di II stile.
La casa era dotata di un complesso termale privato.
Attualmente l'ingresso è su vicolo del Menandro e l'uscita su via dell'Abbondanza.
Rome lecture 1: Pompeii and Roman wall painting
We move to Rome, and begin - a little out of sequence - with the Roman houses and Roman paintings discovered when the ruins of Pompeii were excavated in the 18th century.
Pompeii, ancient Roman city under a dynamic sky (4K)
The ancient Roman city Pompeii is famous for its incredible conservation status. Huge ash layers preserved all anorganic remnants of the city and its inhabitants. Also organic tissue persisted in partly remarkable conditions, but can not be compared with artefacts, which survived the destruction of the neighbour city Herculaneum. There lava rocks enabled an airtight seal and thus could shield decomposing microorganisms.
Unlike Herculaneum, Pompeii is also famous as the city without roofs. And indeed, when walking through the vast excavated area of ancient ruins, no higher buildings are shading or obstruct a free view to the sky. Exactly these phenomina male sauntering through Pompeii so unique. The sky with its seasonal dynamics is from everywhere always well visible and due to in spring or in autumn sometimes rapidly changing weather conditions, a dramatic atmosphere based on powerfully moving cloud formations can occur.
Pompeii/ Berlin April/June 2019
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The Great Pompeii Project: New Life for the Dead City
Archaeology professor Massimo Osanna delivered a lecture titled The Great Pompeii Project: New Life for the Dead City, hosted by the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World. Osanna's lecture focused on the Great Pompeii Project, an initiative sponsored by the Italian government to preserve the archaeological area of Pompeii, the ancient city that was decimated by a nearby supervolcano nearly 2,000 years ago. Osanna, who teaches at University of Basilicata, is the superintendent of the archaeological heritage of Pompeii.
Le Lune di Pompei.mpg
Le lune di Pompei è l'iniziativa che dal 2009 fa conoscere gli scavi archeologici più famosi del mondo in una straordinaria veste notturna. Guidati dalla luce di sette magiche lune, grandi palloni luminosi che illuminano le rovine, i visitatori entrati da Porta Nocera attraversano i luoghi più significativi dell'antica città scomparsa: la Necropoli, la casa del Profumiere, Via dell'Abbondanza, la villa di Ottavio Quartione, la casa della Venere in conchiglia, la dimora di Giulia Felice e l'arena.
Ognuna di queste soste è stata scelta per evocare un aspetto della vita quotidiana che lì si conduceva: il culto della morte nella necropoli e la tragedia improvvisa nei calchi delle vittime dell'eruzione, il successo e l'affermazione sociale del venditore di profumi nella via dei mercanti oppure i riti misterici dedicati da cittadini come Ottavio Quartione alla dea Iside, la vita raffinata delle grandi ville affrescate ed il divertimento comune nella grande arena. Suoni e voci accompagnano il percorso dando l'emozione di vivere la storia, rivestendo di nuova vita i luoghi silenziosi, sospesi in un fascino senza tempo.
The Pompeii Forum
View of the Pompeii Forum.
L' eruzione del Vesuvio del 79 d.C. che distrusse Pompei ed Ercolano - 1. L' eruzione
Prima parte di tre lezioni riguardanti l' eruzione del 79. d.C. del Vesuvio raccontata da Lisetta Giacomelli.
Il video è stato registrato prima delle recenti scoperte e ipotesi sulla data reale dell'eruzione del Vesuvio (Ottobre e non Agosto). Tuttavia ai fini dello studio vulcanologico tale assunzione ha poca rilevanza.
First part of three lessons concerning the eruption of 79. d.C. of Vesuvius told by Lisetta Giacomelli.
The video was recorded before the recent discoveries and hypotheses on the actual date of the Vesuvius eruption (October and not August). Nevertheless it has not relevance from a volcanological point of view.
Italy - Pompeii: Regio VIII Houses
The insula contains mostly domestic properties commanding spectacular views.
5. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Houses and Villas at Pompeii
Roman Architecture (HSAR 252)
Professor Kleiner discusses domestic architecture at Pompeii from its beginnings in the fourth and third centuries B.C. to the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. She describes the plan of the ideal domus italica and features two residences that conform to that layout. She then presents the so-called Hellenized domus that incorporates elements of Greek domestic architecture, especially the peristyle court with columns. The primary example is the famous House of the Faun with its tetrastyle atrium, double peristyles, and floor mosaic of the battle between Alexander the Great and Darius of Persia at Issus, a Roman copy of an original Greek painting. She concludes by highlighting the suburban Villa of the Mysteries and notes the distinction between plans of Roman houses and those of Roman villas.
00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction and the Ideal Domus Italica
15:28 - Chapter 2. Early Pompeian Houses and the Ideal Hellenized Domus
25:07 - Chapter 3. Hellenized Houses in Pompeii
38:32 - Chapter 4. Chapter 4. The House of the Faun
54:00 - Chapter 5. Additional Pompeian Houses
Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website:
This course was recorded in Spring 2009.
L' eruzione del Vesuvio del 79 d.C. che distrusse Pompei ed Ercolano - 2.1 Le conseguenze
La prima parte della seconda di tre lezioni riguardanti l'eruzione del 79. d.C. del Vesuvio raccontata da Lisetta Giacomelli. Questa lezione è dedicata alle conseguenze dell'eruzione sugli edifici e gli essere umani.
First part of the second of three lessons concerning the eruption of 79. d.C. of Vesuvius told by Lisetta Giacomelli. This video concerns the consequences of the eruption on building and humans.
Emotion of Pompeii
Between the sacred and the profane - between the archaeological excavations and the madonna of the rosary.