“The Roman historian Suetonius said that Titus showed not only the concern of an emperor, but the deep love of a father. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. “Riders carried laurel leaves if they had good news, but a feather on a spear indicated bad news requiring great haste. Prostitution is still rife in Pompeii and the authorities aren't happy. Was Pliny the Elder’s heroic death a work of fiction? Mr Snow went on to detail how this network of roads can be seen on an ancient map. He added: “It was also along this road that news of the disaster spread from Pompeii to Rome in less than a day, thanks to the remarkable Roman Imperial Postal Service – the cursus publicus. Additional services could also be added to the park’s less-frequented gates, to minimize crowding at the popular Porta Marina and Piazza Esedra entrances. One approach could be to introduce guide-led themed itineraries, which would help to distribute tourists across the site, Dr. De Caro suggested. “It is a risk. Pompeii and its neighbouring settlements were devastated by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, burying thousands of people and their homes under six feet of volcanic ash and pumice. “The postal networks spanned the empire and can be seen on an extraordinary map called the Tabula Peutingeriana. The number of visitors presents a challenge, but doesn’t necessarily pose a threat to the ancient city, says Stefano De Caro, the former director-general of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property; Dr. De Caro also served as Pompeii’s director of excavations in the 1980s and is now on the park’s advisory board. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Historian Dan Snow visited the city during his new Channel 5 show “Pompeii: The New Revelations,” where he revealed only five percent of the actual settlement has been uncovered thus far. Pope Francis prays with priests at the end of a limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican, A girl's silhouette is seen from behind a fabric in a tent along a beach by Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, A Chinese woman takes a photo of herself in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing, China. “This giant cliff is made from the debris of that eruption.”. London WC1R 4HQ. Rome breakthrough: 2,000-year-old theatre found below Pompeii ruins, Bible proof: 3.2 billion-year-old rock ‘proves’ God story, The map reveals how the Roman Empire worked, Dan Snow visited the area near Mount Vesuvius, Locust plague: UN in 'biblical scourge’ claim over Egypt-bound swarm, Rome breakthrough: 2,000-year-old theatre found 25 metres below Pompeii ruins revealed, End of the world: How archaeologist discovered 'real Maayan doomsday', Mayan DISCOVERY: How find in ancient city ‘reveals creation story', Egypt: How ‘greatest archaeological find of all time' stunned expert, Locust swarm: China launches huge fightback against 'biblical' plague, World War 2 exposed: ‘Chilling’ Adolf Hitler find made in Guernsey, Moon landing: NASA engineer reveals truth after 50 years. The Antiquarium — a small, informative museum near Pompeii’s Porta Marina Gate — opened in 2016 after more than three decades of closure.
The volcano on Italy’s western Neapolitan coast famously covered the nearby Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in clouds of ash and molten rock within minutes, killing thousands where they stood and cowered. By 2018, that figure had risen to more than 3.6 million, an increase of more than 70 percent. Home Page; World; U.S. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79 was so violent it turned some of its victims’ brains to glass, new research has found. The renewed Felix estate is just one outcome of a multiyear project that was meant to save Pompeii from a crisis caused by decades — even centuries — of underfunding and mismanagement. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The fast moving Glass fire has burned over 1,000 acres and has destroyed homes, A villager along with a child offers prayers next to a carcass of a wild elephant that officials say was electrocuted in Rani Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, The casket of late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen in Statuary Hall in the US Capitol to lie in state in Washington, DC, An anti-government protester holds up an image of a pro-democracy commemorative plaque at a rally outside Thailand's parliament in Bangkok, as activists gathered to demand a new constitution, A whale stranded on a beach in Macquarie Harbour on the rugged west coast of Tasmania, as hundreds of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors, State civil employee candidates wearing face masks and shields take a test in Surabaya, A man sweeps at the Taj Mahal monument on the day of its reopening after being closed for more than six months due to the coronavirus pandemic, A deer looks for food in a burnt area, caused by the Bobcat fire, in Pearblossom, California, Anti-government protesters hold their mobile phones aloft as they take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok. I have written my own newspaper article about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius/destruction of Pompeii.
An excellent addition to your natural disaster or Roman project. Pompeii experts stunned by 'most extraordinary find' in hidden tunnels, Archaeology shock: How divers uncovered ‘oldest painting in world’, The discovery of heavy clothes suggest it was not summer, Dan Snow visited the city in his new show, End of the world: Locust plague sparks Bible apocalypse fears, Herculaneum was buried under 25 metres of ash, 'Most extraordinary thing I've seen!' Not long ago, the ancient Roman site was neglected and crumbling. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Visitors on Via dell' Abbondanza in Pompeii. These fearsome conditions were also behind a solid, spongy mass found inside the victim’s chest.
newspaper archive. Newspaper articles. But if tourists are allowed to concentrate in the few most famous parts of the ancient city, then they could cause damage. Mount Vesuvius eruption so hot it ‘turned victim’s brain to glass’ Flows of volcanic ash, burning rock and superheated gas vaporised many victims in first century eruption “To discover what happened to the inhabitants who escaped those towns, we need to look at the area of the opposite side of Vesuvius, which survived relatively unscathed. The negative attention finally triggered an influx of financing. A newly unearthed bit of charcoal graffiti has even shed light on the date of the famous disaster. Dozens of fires are burning out of control throughout Northern California as fire resources are spread thin, Students use their mobile phones as flashlights at an anti-government rally at Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom.
Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? A search began for possible survivors after a scanner detected a pulse one month after the mega-blast at the adjacent port, A full moon next to the Virgen del Panecillo statue in Quito, Ecuador, A Palestinian woman reacts as Israeli forces demolish her animal shed near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Students protest against presidential elections results in Minsk, The pack rides during the 3rd stage of the Tour de France between Nice and Sisteron, Law enforcement officers block a street during a rally of opposition supporters protesting against presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus, A woman holding a placard reading "Stop Censorship - Yes to the Freedom of Expression" shouts in a megaphone during a protest against the mandatory wearing of face masks in Paris. The Villa dei Misteri is known for its exquisite, well-preserved Roman wall paintings. This website and its content is subject to our Terms and Tests conducted on the bones of some of those found inside the stone boathouses showed collagen was still present, which indicates they had not been exposed to temperatures above 300 degrees Celsius. Please continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. Pompeii recruits army of spies to tackle corruption and dodgy builders. Funding for preservation — though not necessarily for excavation — was often in short supply. It’s so easy to get enthusiastic about the mosaics and the archaeology here. For visitors such as Sherry Pressman of Pembroke Pines, Fla., who visited Pompeii with her husband in August, the experience of walking through the ancient city was even better than she had expected. But challenges persist. He added that the park became an autonomous entity a few years ago, which means that it can now keep all of the revenues from ticket sales (adult entry costs 15 euros, roughly $16.50). Smart News Keeping you current Take a Virtual Tour of Two Recently Excavated Homes in Pompeii Pompeii Archaeological Park Director Massimo Osanna narrates stunning drone footage of … The goal, he added, should be to better regulate the movement of tourists through the site. He said last month: “While the people of Stabiae could return to their town in the weeks after the eruption, the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum was too great. Created: Nov 26, 2013| Updated: Nov 24, 2014. However, while many in Herculaneum and Pompeii were killed in the flash of extreme heat, others may have died a slower and more gruesome death from the toxic fumes. The Archaeological Park of Pompeii — as distinct from the adjacent modern Italian city of Pompei — is set to receive a record ... news. Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand's royal palace, in a huge rally calling for PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy, Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr maintain social distancing as they attend Friday prayers after the coronavirus disease restrictions were eased, in Kufa mosque, near Najaf, Iraq, A protester climbs on The Triumph of the Republic at 'the Place de la Nation' as thousands of protesters take part in a demonstration during a national day strike called by labor unions asking for better salary and against jobs cut in Paris, France, A fire raging near the Lazzaretto of Ancona in Italy. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? DONT MISSEnd of the world: How archaeologist discovered 'real Maayan doomsday' [VIDEO]Mayan DISCOVERY: How find in ancient city ‘reveals creation story' [CLAIM]Egypt: How ‘greatest archaeological find of all time' stunned expert [REVEALED], “And then, straight to Rome – where, as you’d expect – all roads lead.”. Mount Vesuvius erupted on 24 August, 79 AD - or at least, that's what historians thought until now. In an Instagram post he said he could now breathe independently following his suspected poisoning last month, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba and former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida celebrate after Suga was elected as new head of the ruling party at the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Tokyo, A man stands behind a burning barricade during the fifth straight day of protests against police brutality in Bogota, Police officers block and detain protesters during an opposition rally to protest the official presidential election results in Minsk, Belarus. Express. “What happened next here in Pompeii is really just part of the story.