Mosaics, statues, frescoes, and furnishings are still here, along with election posters and other casual inscriptions painted on the walls. This part of the town dates from Pompeii's final period, and most of the homes and shops belonged to tradesmen. Look for an ironmonger's shop and a f...
'Not just the best book of photographs of one of the greatest - and most photographed - places on earth but, amazingly (and appropriately), a book one can live in' Geoff Dyer 'Spina's seductive photographs chronicle the lush interiors, the rich mosaics and frescoes and a vivid urban stree...
Together we'll walk strolling through the roman streets of the ancient city of Pompeii destroyed cause the Volcano Vesuvius. We'll visit beautiful houses with original frescoes and mosaics, the shops, the bath, the ancient temples and we'll reach the...
temple (sixth centuryB.C.), a theater (third to first centuriesB.C.), an odeum (first centuryB.C.), and an amphitheater (first centuryB.C.). There are numerous dwellings (atrium, atrium-peristyle, and terrace-atrium types), which are decorated with sculpture, mosaics, and frescoes. ...
Wander through remarkably preserved houses, where colorful frescoes and mosaics offer a glimpse into the daily lives of Pompeiians. Explore the Roman Forum, the heart of political and social life, and delve into the luxurious world of the Stabian ba...
This work has unearthed large, elegant homes, such as the Garden House, with its amazing frescoes and graffiti, and the House of Orion, displaying sumptuous mosaics depicting stories about the stars. Agnes Garaudel, CEO of Gedeon Experiences, a branch of Gedeon Programs, produced the films scre...
Located in the far-west section of Pompeii, the House of the Tragic Poet is famed for its artful decoration, which includes frescoes and mosaics that are surprisingly grand for the home’s relatively small size. An elaborate floor mosaic depicting actors gathering backstage led archeologists to po...
Frescoes and fast-food joints are just a few of the latest discoveries, but a small piece of graffiti is making scholars rethink the date of Pompeii's ruin.
"We think ourselves poor and mean if our walls (of the baths) are not resplendent with large and costly mirrors; if our marbles (statues and busts) are not set off by mosaics of Numidian stone, or their borders are not faced over on all sides with difficult patterns, arranged in many...
The name comes from a bronze satyr statue in the impluvium (a small pool for gathering rain water), and the villa has a number of statues, frescoes, and mosaics. Among the most famous is the mosaic that depicts Alexander the Great battling Darius and the Persians at Issus, now displayed ...