Gallery

a matron of pompeii

2. The Realm of Vesuvius

map of the bay of naples region

mt. vesuvius

vesuvius in eruption

3. Victims and Relics

dish of walnuts

body cast

body cast

gold lantern

4. Layout of the City

diagram of pompeii

arch of the forum

5. Temples

the temple of apollo

the temple of jupiter

6. Venus

aphrodite and priapus

7. Theatre in Pompeii

the theatre

rehearsal for a satyr play

wall painting of a scene from a comedy

8. Homes

peristyle and garden

floor plan of a villa

drawing of a house

atrium and impluvium

9. A Home for the Well-to-do

the house of the faun

garden scene

mosaic dog

10. Fast Food in Pompeii

baker

pistrinum (a bakery)

thermopolium

11. Religious Diversity

temple of isis

the christian chapel--herculaneum

judgment of king solomon

wall painting from a lararium

12. A Dionysian Ritual

the three graces

villa of the mysteries

detail of dionysian ritual

13. Roman Games

the amphitheatre in autumn

the amphitheatre in summer

fans intervening in a contest

passageway in a forum

exterior view of a forum

14. Dionysiac Herm

dionysiac herm