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  1. “We now know that the interiors of wealthy people's homes in #Pompeii smelled woody and earthy, with a hint of citrus.”

    Ashes From Pompeii Reveal What The Doomed City Smelled Like 2,000 Years Ago : ScienceAlert sciencealert.com/ashes-from-po #science #archeology #archaeology #anthropology #incense #rome #antiquity

  2. #QuizOfTheDay: #Pompeii was a thriving ancient Roman city near modern Naples that was frozen in time when it was buried under meters of volcanic ash and pumice following the catastrophic volcanic eruption in 79 AD.

    Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of which volcano?

    A. Mount Etna
    B. Mount Vesuvius
    C. Stromboli
    D. Mount Olympus

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  3. In 79 AD, the #ancient #city of #Herculaneum was #overwhelmed and #buried by multiple #pyroclasticflows resulting from a devastating #eruption of Mount #Vesuvius. The city's everyday environment was abruptly #encased in #solidrock, allowing #organicmaterials to be #preserved better than in #Pompeii. These include the #Herculaneumpapyri (see ref).
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    ref
    S. Ceccarelli et al. (2025)
    doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-199

    #illustrations
    ©S.F.Wirth,AI-assisted art

  4. Digital archaeology reveals lost towers of Pompeii rising above elite Roman villas

    Archaeologists working at Pompeii are using new digital tools to reimagine parts of the ancient city that vanished almost two millennia ago. A recent study focuses on the House of Thiasus, a grand residence in Regio IX, where excavations uncovered some impressive banquet rooms and a striking staircase..

    More info: archaeologymag.com/2025/12/los

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    #archaeology #romanempire #romanarchitecture #pompeii

  5. It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / #Monday! 🌛

    "The Latmian hunter [Endymion], while his comrades are yet scattered in troops about the glens, rests in the summer shade, fit lover for a goddess, and soon Luna [Selene] comes with veiled horns."
    Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 8. 28

    🏛️ #Fresco painting of Selene and #Endymion in House of Ara Massima in #Pompeii

    📸 Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble
    flickr.com/photos/pauljill/414

    #antiquidons #history #DayOfSelene #MoonMonday #GreekRomanArt #mythology #Selene

  6. Total abgetreten,
    hier lief jahrelang ein Esel mit einem Menschen im Kreis. Sie beide wahren #Sklaven einer Bäckerei und haben Brot gemahlen. Ihr Leben war traurig, es ist ein Teil der Geschichte Pompejis, der zeigt: Es war nicht alles gut im alten #Rom.
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    #Archäologie #Pompeii