Pompeii
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Italy Magazine tells us of a contest: The Italian government and the town of Pompeii have launched an international competition in an effort to develop the town’s tourism attractions. Called ‘99 Ideas Call for Pompeii’, the competition is being promoted by the Minister for Territorial Cohesion Fabrizio Barca, the Minister for Cultural Heritage and Affairs…
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This one’s snaking through the various British papers … the Guardian seems to have the most details: Italian police have arrested a former restorer of Pompeii on corruption charges and are investigating five others, including the former commissioner appointed to deal with the increasing degradation of the historic site. Italy declared a state of emergency…
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I think this is the one they’ve been arguing about for four or five years … from ANSA: The long-awaited restoration of the Pompeii archaeological site will begin on February 6, the authorities said Wednesday. An agreement on how to proceed at the UNESCO World Heritage site has been finalized and more details will be…
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A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned a review in the LRB by Mary Beard on a couple of tomes (Banter about Dildoes) and that article included, inter alia: Take the shops and bars you see lining the streets in all the best-preserved Roman towns. Walk down the main streets in Pompeii or Herculaneum and…
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Another one from the AIA/APA thing and Stephanie Pappas of LiveScience … this one looks at A. Kate Trusler’s studies of evidence of second floor ‘bathrooms’ in Pompeii … the incipit: The residents of the ancient city of Pompeii weren’t limited to street-level plumbing, a new study finds. In fact, many in the city may…
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