Pompeii (ancient city)

active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy

Pompeii (; ) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it was buried under of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Italian archeological museum known for Roman materials

word square containing a five-word Latin palindrome

major eruption of stratovolcano in southern Italy

350px|right|thumb|Stabiae and other cities affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The black cloud represents the general distribution of ash and cinder. Modern coast lines are shown.

Roman mosaic of Pompeii

medical device for investigating orifices

artistic styles of Roman murals

thumb|right|280px|The Lupanar at VII, 12, 18–20. Vico del Lupanare is on the right. Vico del Balcone is to the left.

Ivory statuette from Pompeii resembling an Indian fertility goddess

Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy

earthquake in Italy in 62 AD

aqueduct

portrait fresco, Pompeii

mall at the forum of Pompeii

aspect of art in ancient Rome

The Pompejanum (or Pompeiianum) is an idealised replica of a Roman villa, located on the high banks of the river Main in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I and built in the 1840s. The villa is a replica of a domus in Pompeii, the so-called House of Castor and Pollux (Casa dei Dioscuri).

Roman mosaic in Pompeii, Italy

public baths at Pompeii located at the intersection of the Via Stabiana and the Via dell'Abbondanza.

ancient erotic picture, Pompeii

color

buildings in Pompeii

thumb|A venereum in the House of Sallust Venereum (after goddess Venus) was an element of ancient Roman private apartments found particularly in Pompeii. It was originally interpreted as a specialized apartment or room dedicated to sexual activities. One venereum was found in the House of Julia Felix and another one in the House of Sallust, both in Pompeii. In the latter house, the venereum was a garden with several separate rooms.

graffiti poem found at Pompeii

fresco