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The Ancient City of Pompeii: Frozen in Time by the Ashes of Vesuvius
How the Vesuvius eruption of 79 CE unfolded, from the first ash and pumice fall to the deadly pyroclastic surges, and what each phase did to Pompeii.
Greece, Rome and Europe
Pompeii and Vesuvius
The Roman town buried by the eruption of 79 CE and what it shows about daily life.
The Ancient City of Pompeii: A Frozen Moment in Time
How Giuseppe Fiorelli's plaster casting method in the 1860s recovered the shapes of Pompeii's victims, what the casts reveal and the ethical questions they raise.
The Ancient City of Pompeii: Frozen in Time
A look at ordinary life in Pompeii's streets: shops, bars, bakeries, graffiti and a mixed society, and why the town was not frozen at a single instant.
The Forgotten City of Pompeii: A Treasure Trove of Ancient History
How Pompeii faded from view after 79 CE, was found in the 1700s, dug under the Bourbons, and how excavation methods and the ownership of finds have changed since.
The Mysterious Case of the Ancient Pompeii
Was Pompeii destroyed on 24 August, 79 CE? The evidence from Pliny's letters, seasonal finds and a 2018 charcoal inscription points to a later, autumn date.
The Mysterious City of Pompeii: Frozen in Time
A guide to Pompeii's painted houses and the four Pompeian styles, from masonry imitation to the Villa of the Mysteries frescoes and later ornate designs.
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