Ancient Roman relics to be displayed in SW China
7 years, 1 month ago

Ancient Roman relics to be displayed in SW China

China Daily  

Staff members install a Pompeii sculpture at the Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, Feb 5. The exhibition Pompeii, the Infinite Life featuring ancient Roman relics will open at the Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, from Feb 9 to May 3, 2018. The cultural treasures to be presented - relics unearthed from the ancient city of Pompeii - are from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city close to modern Naples, Italy, that was obliterated after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried the place under 4 to 6 meters of volcanic ash, ending its glorious civilization. A variety of relics will be shown, including exquisite human statues, marble wash basins, murals depicting gods and goddesses, charred bread and fancy bathtubs.

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The ruins of Pompeii have revealed two more tragic volcano victims
7 months, 3 weeks ago

The ruins of Pompeii have revealed two more tragic volcano victims

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered the …

Pompeii: Stunning new paintings unearthed at ancient buried city
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pompeii: Stunning new paintings unearthed at ancient buried city

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, …

Glimpses of the past link us to the future
1 year, 5 months ago

Glimpses of the past link us to the future

China Daily  

By Wang Kaihao | China Daily | Updated: 2023-10-26 07:05 A visitor zooms in on a relief with Trojan prince Paris, his lover Helen and Aphrodite, from the first century AD, at the Love, Luxury, and Beauty in Classical Antiquity exhibition at the National Museum of Classic Books last month. From tycoons with refined artistic taste to vulgar tavern goers, …

Glimpses of the past link us to the future
1 year, 5 months ago

Glimpses of the past link us to the future

China Daily  

A visitor zooms in on a relief with Trojan prince Paris, his lover Helen and Aphrodite, from the first century AD, at the Love, Luxury, and Beauty in Classical Antiquity exhibition at the National Museum of Classic Books last month. From tycoons with refined artistic taste to vulgar tavern goers, the merits and sins, happiness and sorrows of Pompeii's inhabitants …

Glimpses of the past link us to the future
1 year, 5 months ago

Glimpses of the past link us to the future

China Daily  

A visitor zooms in on a relief with Trojan prince Paris, his lover Helen and Aphrodite, from the first century AD, at the Love, Luxury, and Beauty in Classical Antiquity exhibition at the National Museum of Classic Books last month. From tycoons with refined artistic taste to vulgar tavern goers, the merits and sins, happiness and sorrows of Pompeii's inhabitants …

Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by earthquake, not just Vesuvius’ ancient eruption
1 year, 10 months ago

Skeletons found in Pompeii ruins reveal deaths by earthquake, not just Vesuvius’ ancient eruption

Associated Press  

MILAN — The discovery of two skeletons buried beneath a collapsed wall in the Pompeii archaeological site point to deaths by powerful earthquakes that accompanied the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the first century, experts said Tuesday, in addition to the victims of volcanic ash and gas. The two skeletons believed to be men at least 55 years old …

Almost perfectly preserved ancient ceremonial carriage unearthed near Pompeii
4 years, 1 month ago

Almost perfectly preserved ancient ceremonial carriage unearthed near Pompeii

Hindustan Times  

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze and tin was found near the stables of an ancient villa at Civita Giuliana, around 700 metres north of the walls of ancient Pompeii. Archeologists uncover …

Archaeologists uncover ancient ceremonial carriage near Pompeii
4 years, 1 month ago

Archaeologists uncover ancient ceremonial carriage near Pompeii

Hindustan Times  

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique ancient-Roman ceremonial carriage from a villa just outside Pompeii, the city buried in a volcanic eruption in 79 AD. Archeologists uncover an ancient ceremonial carriage in a dig near the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 AD in volcanic eruption, Italy, The almost perfectly preserved four-wheeled carriage made of iron, bronze and tin …

Pompeii's Museum Comes Back to Life to Display Amazing Finds Decades After Bombing and Earthquake
4 years, 2 months ago

Pompeii's Museum Comes Back to Life to Display Amazing Finds Decades After Bombing and Earthquake

News 18  

Decades after suffering bombing and earthquake damage, Pompeii’s museum has been reborn, showing off exquisite finds from excavations of the ancient Roman city. Due to Italy’s COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, currently only visitors from Italy’s Campania region, which includes the Naples area and the Pompeii ruins, can see the museum. Pompeii is one of Italy’s top tourist attractions, and when …

Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds
4 years, 2 months ago

Pompeii's museum comes back to life to display amazing finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Due to Italy's COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, currently only …

2000 years old Roman-era food stall unearthed in Pompeii in Italy
4 years, 3 months ago

2000 years old Roman-era food stall unearthed in Pompeii in Italy

Op India  

The Italian archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000 years old fast-food stall from the ashes in Pompeii, Italy. According to the reports, the Italian archaeologists who have been carrying out excavations at the ancient lost city of Pompeii on Saturday said that they had discovered a frescoed ‘thermopolium’ or fast-food counter in an exceptional state of preservation. A Roman-era fast-food stall …

Pompeii Archaeologists Find Remains of Man and His Slave Killed in Volcanic Eruption in 79 AD
4 years, 4 months ago

Pompeii Archaeologists Find Remains of Man and His Slave Killed in Volcanic Eruption in 79 AD

News 18  

The remains of two victims of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago have been unearthed at a grand villa on the fringes of Pompeii, officials at the archaeological site said Saturday. “Two skeletons of individuals caught in the fury of the eruption have been found,” the officials at the Italian site near Naples said in a statement. …

Colourful frescos, mosaics, graffiti and new buildings uncovered at Pompeii
6 years ago

Colourful frescos, mosaics, graffiti and new buildings uncovered at Pompeii

ABC  

Nearly 2,000 years after Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption, the ancient Roman city is still giving up its long-buried secrets. Key points: This latest archaeological dig is the biggest at the site since the 1950s It was part of an $118 million project to make the site safe from decay 70 per cent of the site is now …

Pompeii destruction date may be wrong, archaeologists discover
6 years, 5 months ago

Pompeii destruction date may be wrong, archaeologists discover

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Archaeologists have uncovered evidence suggesting …

Charcoal inscription points to date change for Pompeii...
6 years, 5 months ago

Charcoal inscription points to date change for Pompeii...

Daily Mail  

The volcanic eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii probably took place two months later than previously thought, Italian officials said on Tuesday. A charcoal inscription uncovered during new excavations at Pompeii backs the theory that the Mount Vesuvius eruption that destroyed the ancient Roman city took place in October of 79 AD, not August HOW EXPERTS GOT …

Museum built on 'Pompeii of China' to open in April
7 years ago

Museum built on 'Pompeii of China' to open in April

China Daily  

A heritage museum built on the prehistoric disaster ruins of Lajia in the northwestern province of Qinghai is set to open on April 28, an official with the construction project announced on Monday. The heritage museum is part of the themed park created to protect China's only prehistoric ruins of disasters unearthed in 1981 on the upper reaches of the …

Ancient Roman relics to be displayed in SW China
7 years, 1 month ago

Ancient Roman relics to be displayed in SW China

China Daily  

Staff members install a Pompeii sculpture at the Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, Feb 5. The exhibition Pompeii, the Infinite Life featuring ancient Roman relics will open at the Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, from Feb 9 to May 3, 2018. The cultural treasures to be presented - relics unearthed from the ancient city …

Ancient Roman relics to be displayed in SW China
7 years, 1 month ago

Ancient Roman relics to be displayed in SW China

China Daily  

Staff members install a Pompeii sculpture at the Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, Feb 5. The exhibition Pompeii, the Infinite Life featuring ancient Roman relics will open at the Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, from Feb 9 to May 3, 2018. The cultural treasures to be presented - relics unearthed from the ancient city …

Hundreds of ancient Roman relics to tour China
9 years, 4 months ago

Hundreds of ancient Roman relics to tour China

China Daily  

Well-known statues, artworks, and ancient Roman icons will be displayed. Up to 233 sets of ancient relics from Rome will meet Chinese visitors in the coming year. According to the agreement, the tour exhibition of ancient Roman empire relics - "Eternal City, the Glory of Ancient Rome" will be staged in four Chinese museums that include Chengdu Jinsha Site Museum, …

Pompeii starts to CRUMBLE after heavy rain causes part of temple wall to collapse
11 years, 1 month ago

Pompeii starts to CRUMBLE after heavy rain causes part of temple wall to collapse

Daily Mail  

Ancient Roman city of Pompeii starts to CRUMBLE after heavy rain causes part of temple wall to collapse Poor weather has been blamed for the collapse of walls in the Roman city Tomb wall and a temple archway have been damaged World heritage site has been hit by several collapses in recent years An emergency meeting has been called by …

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