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The Diverse Pantheon of Ancient Pompeii
Episode XV of A Historian's Pompeii: The Ultimate Guide
The smell of incense curled its way to Julia Felix’s nose. The scent of the resin and barks burning in the shrine of her house was so familiar: sharp, resinous, citrusy, and woody, wi...
All of Pompeii’s a Stage (Well, Two Stages, Actually)
In the early morning light, a clink of a lock could be heard behind a door. There appeared a man dressed in a soft tunic, the tassles at the hem shaking with his movements as he stepped quietly through the wooden door and closed it behind h...
A day of games in Pompeii’s amphitheatre
Episode XIII of A Historian's Pompeii: The Ultimate Guide
On a day of games, the southeastern edge of Pompeii must have felt very different from the rest of the city. People streamed along the streets towards the amphitheatre, joining visi...
At Two in the Afternoon, Pompeii Went to the Baths
Episode XII of A Historian's Pompeii: The Ultimate Guide
The Roman bath was a gym, spa, swimming pool, meeting place, gossip mill, and somewhere to get clean. In Pompeii, an ordinary afternoon at the baths brings us remarkably close to dai...
How one female archaeologist changed how we see Pompeii
The urban produce gardens of Pompeii. Episode XI of A Historian's Pompeii: The Ultimate Guide
Archaeologist Wilhelmina Jashemski (1910-2007) transformed our impression of the landscape of Pompeii by looking beyond its houses, temples, and...
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