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Roman city of Pompeii rediscovered through immersive technology

A new immersive exhibition allows visitors to experience the final days of Pompeii through virtual reality, large-scale projections and historical reconstructions.

Euronews

Precious antique Egyptian vase found in Pompeii 'street food' area

The discovery in the so-called 'street food' area of the ancient city of Vesuvius is evidence of its links with Eastern cultural and religious communities at lower-middle levels of society.

Euronews

Memento Mori: A mosaic that predates Mount Vesuvius' eruption in Pompeii and reminds us that we will all die

A famous mosaic from Pompeii holds lessons for today.

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'People made it out of the cities alive': Tracing the survivors of Pompeii and Herculaneum, 2,000 years after Vesuvius erupted

Several lines of evidence, from chiseled inscriptions to missing horses, suggest that thousands of people survived the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

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'It's really an extraordinary story,' historian Steven Tuck says of the Romans he tracked who survived the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

"I have found two or three rich guys, but I found a couple hundred middle class and even some desperately poor people who made it out and left records. And that shocked me."

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Art’s Most Erotic review – unequivocally filthy TV

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak’s Sky documentary is a blisteringly explicit look at the depiction of sex from the giant penises of Pompeii to Shunga porn and Indian love temples. Avert your eyes, prudes!

The Guardian - UK

British tourist faces €1,500 fine after being caught stealing stones from Pompeii

The stolen items were seized and given back to the archaeological park, with the visitor charged for aggravated theft.

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After Mount Vesuvius erupted, Romans returned to Pompeii and stayed for 400 years — but it was likely anarchy

New excavations in Pompeii's Insula Meridionalis quarter have confirmed long-held suspicions that people returned to the ancient Roman city after the volcanic eruption in A.D. 79.

LiveScience

Pompeii’s second life: New evidence suggests the city was reoccupied after devastating eruption

New evidence strongly suggests that Pompeii was reoccupied after the devastating AD 79 eruption - a theory long speculated but now backed by archaeological proof.

Euronews

TV tonight: our highlights for Tuesday, July 29, including the final of Bake Off: The Professionals

Also on is Pompeii: Life in the City with Dan Snow

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Roman-era erotic mosaic panel stolen by Nazi captain during World War II returns to Pompeii

The mosaic - dating between mid- to last century B.C. and the first century - stolen by a Nazi German captain and is considered a work of “extraordinary cultural interest.”

Euronews

Stolen Roman mosaic with erotic motif returned to Pompeii after WWII

A Roman-era mosaic panel featuring an erotic motif was officially returned today to the Archaeological Park of Pompeii after more than 80 years in Germany.

Euronews

Erotic mosaic stolen by Nazi captain in second world war returned to Pompeii

Wehrmacht officer gave relic to German citizen whose family contacted Italian heritage officials after his death

The Guardian - UK

Erotic Roman mosaic stolen by Nazis during Second World War returns to Pompeii

The artwork was repatriated through diplomatic channels

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Roman Comic Paintings Reveal The Hilarious Side Of The Empire

Uncover the hilarious side of the Roman Empire! Colorful murals depict comic scenes with nearly 260 figures. See ancient Roman life in this Italian city!

The Independent UK

Structures partially collapse at Pompeii archaeological site after earthquake

The tremor originated near a super volcano not far from Naples

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New Pompeii Discovery Shows Parents’ Tragic Attempt To Shield Child, Sparks Global Heartbreak

"Confronting the the fragility of our lives."

The Guardian - UK

Pink Floyd return to top of UK album charts with 1972 Pompeii concert recording

Prog rockers score seventh No 1 album with recording of Italian gig, extending their chart run following final studio album The Endless River in 2014

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2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a family's last attempt to escape Vesuvius' eruption

In a house in the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have discovered evidence that a family of four attempted to barricade a door with a bed during Vesuvius's terrible eruption.

The Independent UK

Before bitterness engulfed them – this was Pink Floyd at their experimental zenith

PLAYBACK: The 1972 concert film ‘Live at Pompeii’ has been restored and remixed for cinemas and IMAX. Stevie Chick explores how it captured the band at their majestic peak of invention

The Independent UK

Books of the month: What to read this May from a superb debut novel to a five-star biography

THE LIST: Martin Chilton shares his May reading highlights

The Independent UK

New Pompeii study uncovers one family’s terrifying final moments

Archaeologists discover bed wedged against door of a house - alongside remains of a child

The Independent UK

Helicopters seized as ‘dangerous’ tours over Pompeii halted

Pilots are accused of stowing tourist luggage on flight controls and dropping petals from aircraft

MusicRadar

“I’m imagining it was a very dry, kind of arid, close sound”: Steven Wilson on the challenges of mixing Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII, how the movie captures a band in transition, and why it is “pure Floyd”

Wilson was in conversation with former Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason at a special BFI IMAX screening of Adrian Maben's recently restored and rereleased concert movie

The Guardian - UK

Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII review – mesmerically peculiar portrait of band on cusp of greatness

Gilmour, Waters, Wright and Mason are space rock whippets in the burning Italian sun in this outrageously indulgent yet vivid and beguiling music documentary

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