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The eruption of 79 is described in detail by [[Pliny the Younger]] in a letter to the historian [[Tacitus]]. | The eruption of 79 is described in detail by [[Pliny the Younger]] in a letter to the historian [[Tacitus]]. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Lucretius Fronto villa fresco.jpg|thumb|left|Fourth style wall painting from the house of M. [[Lucretius]] Fronto, Pompeii. Courtesy of VROMA.]]Two houses belonging to Lucretii have been identified. The house of M. [[Lucretius]] was found in Regio IX <ref>Leach, E.W., "House of Marcus Lucretius IX.3.5" at https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/leach/www/c409/mlplan.html</ref> and that of M. Lucretius Fronto in Regio V <ref>Leach, E.W., "House of M. Lucretius Fronto" at https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/leach/www/c409/fronto.html</ref> Marcus Lucretius Fronto's house in Pompeii is notable for the quantity and quality of the art found therein. <ref>Pompeii Art Gallery (BBC) at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_06.shtml</ref> | ||
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| + | The following graffito was found in Pompeii: "Twenty pairs of gladiators furnished by Decimus Lucretius Satrius Valens perpetual priest of Nero, son of the Emperor, and ten pairs of gladiators furnished by Decimus Lucretius Valens his son, will fight at Pompeii April 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. There will be a big hunt and awnings. Aemilius Celer wrote this by the light of the moon." <ref>Ancient History Sourcebook: | ||
| + | Inscriptions From Pompeii at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pompeii-inscriptions.html</ref> | ||
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A city on the Bay of Naples, destroyed by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE.
The eruption of 79 is described in detail by Pliny the Younger in a letter to the historian Tacitus.
Contents |
Posters
Books
Pompeii: A Sourcebook
The Complete Pompeii
Gladiators at Pompeii
The Lost World of Pompeii
Pompeii: The Last Day
Paperback
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Pliny
The Letters of the Younger Pliny
Paperback, 320 pages. The standard English translation. Contributed by Agricola
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Ashen Sky: The Letters of Pliny The Younger on the Eruption of Vesuvius
Hardcover, 40 pages. This slim volume features Barry Moser engravings. Contributed by Agricola
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The port was used by Greek and Phoenician sailors.
Foundation by Oscans in the 7th or 6th century BCE.
Captured by Etruscans
Captured by Cumae
Captured by Samnites in the 5th century BCE.
Roman colony Colonia Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum.
Earthquake of February 62 CE.
Destruction in 79 CE.
Excavated Pompeii
Private Homes
and that of M. Lucretius Fronto in Regio V [2]
Marcus Lucretius Fronto's house in Pompeii is notable for the quantity and quality of the art found therein. [3]
Graffiti
The following graffito was found in Pompeii: "Twenty pairs of gladiators furnished by Decimus Lucretius Satrius Valens perpetual priest of Nero, son of the Emperor, and ten pairs of gladiators furnished by Decimus Lucretius Valens his son, will fight at Pompeii April 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. There will be a big hunt and awnings. Aemilius Celer wrote this by the light of the moon." [4]
References
- ↑ Leach, E.W., "House of Marcus Lucretius IX.3.5" at https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/leach/www/c409/mlplan.html
- ↑ Leach, E.W., "House of M. Lucretius Fronto" at https://oncourse.iu.edu/access/content/user/leach/www/c409/fronto.html
- ↑ Pompeii Art Gallery (BBC) at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_06.shtml
- ↑ Ancient History Sourcebook: Inscriptions From Pompeii at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pompeii-inscriptions.html
