Antiquities Exhibits

I just completed the new Wikipedia page for the House of the Prince of Naples in Pompeii based on my English translation of Hauser in Pompeji Volume 1: Casa del Principe di Napoli. I have managed to condense the book into an article for those of you who didn't feel like plowing through the entire academic text which I have made available on academia.edu. I even incorporated most of the color images and offer a big shout out to Carole Raddato who provided some of them via Wikimedia Commons. This is the most complex Wikipedia page I have ever published! Image: Atrium with impluvium of the House of the Prince of Naples in Region VI of Pompeii courtesy of Carol Raddato.

Finds from the Vesunna domus and the territory of the Petrucores Gallic tribe at the Vesunna Gallo-Roman Museum in Perigueux, France.  In 1959, the remains of a Roman town house built in the 1st century CE were discovered during a construction project in the city of Perigueux, France.  The home had a kitchen, triclinium, a large reception room, and private thermal bath centered around a peristyle garden with pool. A museum to protect the site and showcase finds made by archaeologists was constructed  and opened its doors to the public in 2003.  Objects on display include architectural elements and inscriptions, the forum mosaic, models of a Roman temple, amphitheater,and aqueduct, funerary monuments, a pump made of wood, and objects used in commerce, the preparation of food, care of the body and games.  The exhibits are displayed around the central garden where a fresco of marine life can be examined. Image: Mosaic floor from the Vesunna domus courtesy o...