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Emiliano’s&#10;Archaeological TourS

AMEDEO MAIURI&#10;Amedeo Maiuri (Veroli, January 7, 1886 - Naples, April 7, 1963) Italian archaeologist. From 1924 he was...

ANPHITHEATER POMPEII&#10;The term amphitheater of Greek origin, is indicated for the first time by Vitruvius, and is an elliptical structure...

BAKERIES IN POMPEII&#10;The presence of many bakeries and pastry shops (about 34) for the production and sale of products made of flour...

DOMENICO FONTANA&#10;Domenico Fontana (Melide, 1543 - Naples, June 28, 1607) Swiss architect who worked in the late Renaissance in Rome and Naples.

FARNESE BULL&#10;It was discovered in 1545 in Rome, in the gymnasium of the Baths of Caracalla, attributed to two sculptors of Rhodes...&#10;

IPPODAMO DA MILETO&#10;Hippodamus of Miletus (fifth century. BC.), greek urban planner and architect.&#10;

LAKSHMI&#10;In 1939, the Italian archeologist Amedeo Maiuri discovered an artifact that had a  Indian origin in the ruins of the ancient Pompeii.

LUPANARE (BROTHEL)&#10;Prostitutes were called ‘lupae’, and the word ‘lupanare’ indicated a brothel. In Pompeii, 25 different types of brothels have been found.&#10;&#10;

PAINTING STYLES&#10;The first scholar to classify the Pompeian painting was the German archaeologist August Mau that stood out in four styles.

PETRA HERCULIS&#10;A short distance from the mouth of the Sarno river stands the rock of Rovigliano, handsome and imposing, proud of the load that preserves several...

PLASTER CASTS&#10;The majority of the inhabitants in Pompeii died because of poisonous gases...&#10;

PLINY THE ELDER&#10;Gaio Plinio Secondo, said Pliny the Elder (23-79 d. BC), Roman writer and scientist. He held several important military positions and 79 d. C.&#10;

PLINY THE YOUNGER&#10;Gaius Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, called Pliny the Younger (61 - after 113) Roman writer and senator.&#10;

TACITO&#10;Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (55 - 120 d. C.), historian, orator and senator of Rome.&#10;

VESUVIUS&#10;Mt. Vesuvius is the only active Volcano in continental Europe. Situated in Campania, it is 1,281 metres high and located in a 4 km wide caldera.

WATER SUPPLY IN POMPEII&#10;The water supply problem in the city of Pompeii was solved by different means.&#10;

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