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498  SOUTHERN IT AL Y

2 Pompeii

An earthquake in AD 62, which shook Pompeii and
damaged many buildings, was merely a prelude to
the tragic day in AD 79 when Mount Vesuvius
erupted, burying the town in 6 m (20 ft) of pumice
and ash. Although it was discovered in the 16th
century, serious excavation began only in 1748,
revealing a city petrified in Villa of the
time. In some Mysteries . House of the Vettii
buildings paintings The villa of the wealthy merchants Aulus
and sculpture Vettius Conviva and Aulus Vettius
have survived, Restitutus contains frescoes (see pp48–9).
It is currently closed for renovation.
and graffiti is
still visible on V I C O L O D E I V E T T I
street walls.
V I A D E L L A F O R T U N A V I A S T A B I A N A

V I A D E G L I A U G U S T A L I VICOLO DEL LUPANARE
Forum
Baths

V I A D E L L ’ A B B O N D A N Z A

. House of the Faun
This famous villa of the wealthy V I A D E L F O R O
patrician Casii is named after
its bronze statuette.

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In the
bakery
of Modestus,
carbonized
loaves of bread
were found.

Forum

Macellum
Sacrarium of the Lares Pompeii’s market
Close to the Temple of Vespasian, place was fronted
this building housed the statues of by a portico with
Pompeii’s guardian deities, the two money-
Lares Publici. changers’ kiosks.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp576–7 and pp600–605

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