My best of the vanished city Pompeii

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Pompei is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples in Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The city is mainly famous for the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. Pompeii city and its people was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the big eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The first stable settlements on the site date back to the 8th century BC. In Roman times it was a flourishing city with about 12,000 inhabitants. The Roman city was destroyed by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. The often lifelike poses of many victims in Pompeii - lying together, crawling, on a mother's lap, face to face - help scientists get a new interpretation of how these Romans died in the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 AD. Until now, it was widely believed that most victims died from volcanic gas and ash. But a recent study says most died directly from tremendous heat. I hope you like my collection of Pompeii. Thanks for all comments and faves. More photo's in my album: Napoli - Pompeii - Italia.

1. centre Volcano Vesuvius as seen from the temple of Jupiter in ancient city of Pompeii, 2. top left Kanitha at a Roman water fountain in Pompeii, 3. The Greek Daedalus overlooking the ancient and modern Pompeii, 4. Like many tourist the Italian ruin lizard can be found at Pompeii too, 5. The Sanctuary of Apollo is one of the oldest places of worship in Pompeii, 6. Kanitha walking in the heart of the Roman town Pompeii, 7. Painted back wall in the Thermopolium tavern in Pompeii, 8. Close up of the Punishment of Ixion in the House of the Vettii at Pompeii Anno 62, 9. God of the wild discovers Hermaphroditus, Fresco, c. 67 AD, 10. The House of Octavius Quartione in ancient Pompeii, 11. House of Venus in Pompeii, 1st century BC, 12. The fresco of the famous Priapus is not so difficult to miss in Pompeii, 13. House of Fabius Amandus in it's beautifully preserved setting

Pompei is een stad en gemeente in de metropool Napels in Italië, de thuisbasis van de oude Romeinse ruïnes die op de werelderfgoedlijst van UNESCO staan. De stad staat vooral bekend om de ruïnes van de oude stad Pompeï. De stad Pompeii en haar inwoners werden begraven onder 4 tot 6 m vulkanische as en puimsteen tijdens de grote uitbarsting van de Vesuvius De eerste nederzettingen op de site dateren uit de 8e eeuw voor Christus. In de Romeinse tijd was het een bloeiende stad met ongeveer 12.000 inwoners. De Romeinse stad werd 2000 jaar geleden verwoest door een vulkaanuitbarsting. De vaak levensechte poses van veel slachtoffers in Pompeii - liggende tegen elkaar, kruipend, op de schoot van een moeder, met gezicht in handen - helpen wetenschappers om een nieuwe interpretatie te krijgen van hoe deze Romeinen stierven in de uitbarstingen van de vulkaan Vesuvius in het jaar 79 na Christus. Tot nu toe werd algemeen aangenomen dat de meeste slachtoffers dood gingen door vulkanische gas en as. Maar een recent onderzoek zegt dat de meesten direct stierven door enorme hitte. Bedankt voor al je bezoekjes, comments en faves. Meer foto's te zien in mijn album: Napoli - Pompeii - Italia.

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Taken on: May 16, 2018

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