Gladiators will perform in Pompeii
On Sundays, April 7, May 19 and September 8, special events will take place in Pompeii. Gladiator fights will take place in the amphitheater. Entry price: 5 euros.
On Sundays, April 7, May 19 and September 8, special events will take place in Pompeii. Gladiator fights will take place in the amphitheater. Entry price: 5 euros.
Reconstruction of a gigantic 13-meter statue of Constantine was placed in the Capitoline Museums, in the gardens of Villa Caffarelli in Rome. The object was created using 3D modeling technology.
As every year, the Great Roman Games will be held in the arena of the Roman amphitheater in Nimes. The event will take place on May 3-5, 2024.
On April 25, Pompeii Archaeological Park will be open to the public with free admission. In addition, free tours will be possible at Oplontis in Torre Annunziata, Villa Regina in Boscoreale and Villa in Stabia in Castellammare di Stabia.
About 40 Roman frescoes were renovated since last year. The objects laid secured in boxes for 30 years in Reggia di Quisisana. Scientists on the official Pompeii profile published the result of their work; one of the frescoes is pictured.
From April 1, tourists visiting ancient Pompeii can take advantage of the new offer of the Archaeological Park. On the following days of the week, previously inaccessible buildings (due to ongoing renovations) were made available.
In recent days, it has been decided that you can enter the Pantheon after buying a ticket. According to the authorities of Rome, this is due to the urgent need to maintain the monument.
A middle-class house located in Pompeii was made available and cleaned. The house is five-room and sheds more light on everyday middle-class life.
In Macellum in Pompeii, three display cases were set up with plaster casts of the bodies of victims who died in 79 CE, as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Macellum was an ancient market located in the central part of the city, next to the forum.
In Pompeii, further excavations began in an area of 3,200 m2 in the area of Insula 10 Regio IX. From what I understand, the archaeological work is primarily aimed at securing the excavated walls and monuments that border directly on the still-buried section of the city. The pressure of the earth, pyroclastic material or flowing water has a bad effect on the excavated ruins.