Last week the Telegraph devoted a major portion of its newspaper to the upcoming Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition at the British Museum … I think I’ve managed to find all the links, all… more →
rogueclassicismwrote 2 days ago: It was in March, while I was staying at Marina di Puolo, Altamarea airbnb, that I made two separate … more →
wrote 1 week ago: HERCULANEUM, Mo. (AP) - Three workers at the Doe Run Co. smelter in eastern Missouri are being treat … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The Great Court of the British Museum, with the new tessellated roof designed by Foster and Partners … more →
wrote 1 week ago: A reader recently pointed me towards “Herculaneum Uncovered,” an interview with Andrew W … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Wednesday, May 15th, was a day I had been looking forward to for awhile as I was getting the chance … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m back from a hectic weekend in Londinium. The last time I was there I passed through Heathr … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: When I lived and worked in Italy, one of my first domestic long-weekend trips was to the Amalfi Coas … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Quoting from the book: Our Earth Mother keeps Her secrets well; and close to Purification She asks u … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Mount Vesuvius sits just 9 km outside Naples, glowering imposingly over all around. It is still acti … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: A Review I read a lot of reviews before I took this Mrs up to London to see the British Museum exhib … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: A review of the British Museum’s Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition, which f … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s the link — http://www.clioancientart.com/id22.html … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Yesterday at Field Notes we had the pleasure of hearing both Dr. Charlotte Roberts (JRF, English, Cl … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: The House of the Chaste Lovers gets its name from a symposiac painting depicting a couple exchanging … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: I first heard about spelt flour in a high school history class. The mention of spelt was really a pa … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Archaeology: A Secret History has been showing on BBC Four for the last few weeks, and charts the de … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum is the British Museum’s new temporary exhibition of … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Last week I fulfilled a long lasting dream and visited the city of Pompeii, located near Napoli, at … more →
wrote 1 month ago: I have just been to an exhibition on Pompeii which included an intriguing piece of sculpture. It was … more →