The City of Pompeii, Italy
I have always been fascinated by the Roman city of Pompeii, that was buried by the volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius. The remains that have been uncovered would be AMAZING to see in person. But alas, the pictures will have to do!
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Theatre at Herculaneum. Every part of the building, inside and out, was decorated with statuary. When the mud torrent rushed down, it destroyed much beyond recognition. Of the fifteen marble statues of the stage, of the bronze gilt equestrian statues of the cavea, of the bronze chariots and horses over the entrances of the orchestra, we have only broken fragments, except for one magnificent bronze horse, found in sufficiently large fragments to be pieced together (shown above)
Demeter, Herculaneum
Demeter, Herculaneum One of the statues from the exhibition "Ercolano: tre secoli di scoperte" ("Herculaneum: three centuries of discovery") at the Naples archaeological museum. A number of the statues from the exhibition haven't been on display for some time. This marble statue shows Demeter and is a relatively recent discovery. It was found on 21 April 1997 near a monumental structure of ancient Herculaneum, located to the southwest of the Villa of the Papyri.
