Pillar at Pompei villa collapses

Monsters and Critics ^ | Thursday, December 22, 2011 | Deutsche Presse-Agentur

[SunkenCiv]

Pompei villa? Wasn't he Mexican?

[SunkenCiv]

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[rottndog]

Pompei villa? Wasn't he Mexican?

I know of a Pompous Villa...

[blueunicorn6]

Any builder will tell you not to tear down a load-bearing wall. The rest of the house falls apart.

[decimon]

Pompei villa? Wasn't he Mexican?

And who Zapataed his pillar?

[Post Toasties]

I fully agree. Of course, I didn’t see any pics in the original article, so it isn’t worth much either.

[Post Toasties]

I fully agree. Of course, I didn’t see any pics in the original article, so it isn’t worth much either.

[sinanju]

I’d been hearing that the ruins of Pompeii had been suffering neglect in recent years.

[blueunicorn6]

How “renowned” is this place? Has it been on HGTV? Does a 35 year old blonde female fitness instructor live there with her 75 year old paunchy husband? Women might marry once for love, but after that it’s for a house overlooking the ocean.

[dis.kevin]

That’s a shame. It is a very interesting place to visit.

[martin_fierro]

sumpin' like dis.

[SkyDancer]

Well so much for the vaunted Roman architecture. Thing didn’t last long, did it?

[blueunicorn6]

Stone countertops.....you can’t really say you’ve updated unless you put in stone countertops in the kitchen. I can see the realtor.....

“Oh, the columns have to go! I suppose you have orange shag carpet around here, too. Put in some stone countertops and we can ask, three, four hundred thousand for it.”

[Spunky]

LOL!

[Hot Tabasco]

the ruins of Pompeii had been suffering neglect in recent years.

I think they started out that way...

[morphing libertarian]

Sine the Villa refinanced in 2005 and took cash out, the building has gone to pot.

[righttackle44]

The House of Loreius Tiburtinus . . .

1. Couldn't have been a very important person. Important Romans had three names, as in Gaius Julius Caesar.

2. Seems ole Loreius isn't taking care of his property.

3. With Loreius for a name, I'll bet he was in plenty of fights in the third grade with guys who made fun of him.

[NormsRevenge]

I probably have pics of this place from our recent visit. I must have shot a few hundred there and at Herculaneum.. man, is that place falling apart. :-)

HaPPy HoliDayZ!!

[wildbill]

Maybe Vesuvius is warming up again. Man, I’d hate to have Pompeii covered up again before I get a chance to visit.

[Explorer89]

Let me be the first to say, “Welcome to Italy.”