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More than 230 amphitheatres, among the largest and most memorable monuments left to us by the Romans, survive in cities from northern England to the banks of the Jordan River. The Romans built amphitheatres for more than 500 years in a range of sizes -- from a capacity of a…

Bangkok Post

Aussie tourist charged after ‘illegal moped ride through Pompeii ruins’

Driver charged with ‘unauthorised access’

The Independent UK

How Doomed City’s Squeezed Middle Classes Struggled To Stay On Top

A series of four new rooms unearthed in a family home in doomed Pompeii have revealed how the Roman city’s middle class struggled to keep up their status.

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New Pompeii discoveries highlight middle-class life in doomed city

Archaeology activity in the sprawling site, near modern-day Naples, has increasingly focused on the lives of the middle class as well as of servants and other enslaved people.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pompeii Discoveries Shed Light on Middle Class Life

Archaeologists have discovered four new rooms in a house in Pompeii filled with plates, amphoras and other everyday objects, giving a snapshot of middle class life at the moment Mount Vesuvius's eruption buried the Roman city in AD 79. The remains of bowls, a hastily emptied trunk, a bed and…

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Pompeii discoveries shed light on middle class life

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New Pompeii finds highlight middle-class life in doomed city

The latest batch of discoveries in Pompeii are enriching knowledge about middle-class households in the ancient Roman city that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption

The Independent UK

The explosive history of the 2,000-year-old Pompeii 'masturbating' man

If you were suddenly frozen in time, there are a few things (I’d imagine) you would rather not be caught doing. This is the unfortunate fate many believe to have befallen the “masturbating man” of Pompeii.

The Conversation

"Where Is the Third Rome, Where Is the Third Reich, and Where Is Pompeii?"

Maksim Pokrovsky, a prominent Russian musician who is now working in New York, has just released this song; it has been out for 15 hours on YouTube, and so far has been viewed 825K views. My sense is that Pokrovsky is fairly prominent, as the frontman of Nogu Svelo! (literally,…

Reason

Britain's lost town swallowed up by the sea discovered after more than 650 years

Experts say finding the sunken town of Ravenser Odd would be like the discovery of Pompeii which was buried under volcanic lava, or even the lost city of Atlantic itself

Daily Mirror

Scientists sequence human genome of victims buried under Pompeii eruption

The two victims the researchers studied, according to anthropologist Dr Serena Viva from the University of Salento, were not attempting to escape when Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash

Daily Mirror

First human genome from Pompeii sequenced

The remains belonged to a man who was aged between 35 and 40 years at the time of the eruption that wiped out Pompeii.

The Independent UK

Ancient Roman man lived in agony before Vesuvius eruption killed him — DNA analysis

The first genome sequencing study of an individual found in the ruins of Pompeii yields fresh genetic insights into the fabric of ancient Roman society.

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The Guardian - UK

Pompeii victim’s genome successfully sequenced for first time

Scientists say man shares similarities with modern Italians and others who lived in region during Roman empire

Evening Standard

Reports of my happy holidays have been greatly exaggerated — by me

There is nothing like a family holiday — and having recently returned from a week away with my wife and kids, I can confirm it was nothing like a holiday. But that’s not the impression anyone who follows me on Instagram and Twitter would have gathered: according to my social…

The Guardian - UK

Exhibition of Pompeii’s sex scenes aims to decode erotica

As art found among ruins goes on display, site’s director says ancient life was just as complex as our own

The Independent UK

Pompeii to be patrolled by robot dog

Four-legged robot will crawl into small passages and corners to inspect them for damage

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The Guardian - UK

Robot dog called in to help manage Pompeii

Spot will be used to identify safety and structural issues including tunnels dug by relic thieves

Inverse

Gen Z is raging — where else to unleash it than on TikTok?

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about why Gen Z is angrier than you, the subreddits you should peruse if you’re looking to get into crypto, and more.

The Guardian - UK

Fresco fragment from Pompeii reopens row over ‘looted’ artefacts

Expert says the rare piece in the Getty Museum in Los Angeles is linked to a dealer accused of trafficking antiquities

The Independent UK

‘The ancient city through a broader lens’: How Pompeii plans to move with the times

The Roman city of Pompeii may seem frozen in time, but archaeologists are trying to bring it bang up to date with technology and shining a light on forgotten stories, writes Elisabetta Povoledo

The Guardian - UK

What links a Formula One race and the newly wealthy? The Saturday quiz

From Pompeii to protein molecules, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Independent UK

Pompeii: Rebirth of Italy’s dead city that nearly died again

Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, is experiencing a kind of rebirth

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