Ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy

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Pompeii: the Stabian baths. Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

Pompeii: the Stabian baths, a view of the interior, with decorated ceilings. Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

Pompeii: the partly ruined interior of the men's tepidarium. Photograph by R. Rive.

Pompeii: the Stabian baths frigidarium (cooling room). Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

Pompeii: the baths in the House of the Silver Wedding. Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

Pompeii: a Roman villa calidarium (hot bath), showing water tanks and pipes. Photograph by Fratelli Alinari, 1931.

Pompeii: the columns of the Stabian baths gymnasium. Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

Pompeii: bath house interior showing furniture. Photograph by G. Sommer, ca. 1880.

Solidified wine 2,000 years old : glimpses of life in the ancient city of Pompeii. Dr. Louis Sambon on wines and foods: an interesting interview / by J.V. Morton.

The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The brothel of Pompeii : sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society / Sarah Levin-Richardson, University of Washington, Seattle.

Homo faber : studies on nature, technology, and science at the time of Pompeii : presented at a conference at the Deutsches Museum, Munich, 21-22 March 2000 / scientific board, Annamaria Ciarallo [and others] ; edited by Jürgen Renn and Giuseppe Castagnetti ; assistant editors: Lindy Divarci, Simone Rieger.

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Pompeii (Extinct city)

Images from the collections

Images about Pompeii (Extinct city)

Works from the collections

Pompeii: the Stabian baths. Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The brothel of Pompeii : sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society / Sarah Levin-Richardson, University of Washington, Seattle.

Pompeii: the partly ruined interior of the men's tepidarium. Photograph by R. Rive.

Pompeii (Extinct city)

Images from the collections

Images about Pompeii (Extinct city)

Works from the collections

Pompeii: the Stabian baths. Photograph by Alinari, 1931.

The discovery of the temple of Isis at Pompeii, buried under pumice and other volcanic matter. Coloured etching by Pietro Fabris, 1776.

The brothel of Pompeii : sex, class, and gender at the margins of Roman society / Sarah Levin-Richardson, University of Washington, Seattle.

Pompeii: the partly ruined interior of the men's tepidarium. Photograph by R. Rive.

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