Preserved in Ash: The Villa San Marco Near Pompeii [13:26]

YouTube ^ | October 10, 2025 | Archaeology with Flint Dibble

[SunkenCiv]

An on-site tour of the spectacular Villa San Marco in the town of Stabiae near to Pompeii. The villa was destroyed int he eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, which helped perserve its fabulous art and archaeology. 

Preserved in Ash: The Villa San Marco Near Pompeii | 13:26 
Archaeology with Flint Dibble | 77.5K subscribers | 5,673 views | October 10, 2025

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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: flintdibble; godsgravesglyphs; history; pompeii; romanempire; rome; stabiae; vesuvius; villasanmarco; volcano

[SunkenCiv]

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• The Latest Incredible Discoveries At The Pompeiian Village Of Afragola Change Everything [8:03] [02/29/2024]
• Pompeii: Vesuvius eruption may have been later than thought [10/17/2018]
• Ancient Naples port found [2500 year old site of Palepolis] [03/20/2018]
• Today is the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii in A.D. 79. [08/24/2017]
• Huge Roman Villa Found Under Amalfi Church Set To Open [05/21/2016]
• How Ancient Rome's 1% Hijacked the Beach [04/08/2016]
• Excavations at Idalion, Cyprus: Crossing Cultures in the Eastern Mediterranean [April 6, 2016] [04/01/2016]
• Pompeii-like volcanic ash kept dinosaur remains fresh [02/04/2014]
• Getty Villa Examines Life and Legacy of Roman Emperor Tiberius [10/19/2013]
• Mount Vesuvius [ erupted and buried Pompeii et al, August 24-25, A.D. 79 ] [08/27/2011]
• Fish Sauce Used to Date Pompeii Eruption [ garum / liquamen] [09/30/2008]
• Beyond Pompeii: Places swallowed by Vesuvius [09/02/2008]

[SunkenCiv]

While doing genealogy I documented my line back to 78 AD, just before the eruption, and found that I'd inherited a villa in Pompeii. I'm just waiting for the archys to dig it out. 🥁 (rimshot)

[Beowulf9]

😆

[SunkenCiv]

🌋 🤦‍♂️

[SunkenCiv]

BTW, Flint refers to the "pool of water" in the atrium -- it was called the impluvium, and the opening above it the compluvium.

[Beowulf9]

Boy, that’s some sumptous house!

[Celtic Conservative]

Most people know about Pompeii, but know nothing about Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis.

CC

[SunkenCiv]

I've got a book, uh, around here somewhere (I need an archaeology team, not just one archaeologist, and definitely not a housekeeper, the last one died in an avalanche), one of the many titles by the late Michael Grant, "Cities of Vesuvius", very nice survey.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, but it must have been a bitch to dust, particularly after the eruption.

[Beowulf9]

😆 good one!

[SunkenCiv]

Seems like the whole Roman Empire expanded just to find more help after some posh type built yet another villa or palace.

[waterhill]

Pretty cool. Some rugs and couches and a stove and a kitchen and wwaterworks, id be ok.

[waterhill]

Herculaneum is pretty well known. Has a bunch of skeletons still visible. Creepiest site of all.

[Adder]

One notices:
The same color scheme in a lot of preserved buildings: black, red and gold/yellow.
Big wall spaces and tiny pictures.

I have a difficult time understanding that perspective when I am standing there...

[Celtic Conservative]

The skeletons are resin casts of the originals. The originals are stored at the Archeological museum of Naples.

CC

[Gay State Conservative]

Years ago I spent a day in Pompeii...a July day...the worst sunburn I’ve ever had (and I’ve had many). Absolutely fascinating. IIRC I saw a sign saying Beware of Dog...in Latin.I’d love to go back (in April or October) to see Herculaneum and San Marco as well.

[trebb]

I was stationed in Italy for 2-1/2 years from early ‘78 - mid
‘80.
Visited Pompei and found it fascinating how much the ash preserved - even murals on inside (and some outside) walls of abodes were intact. Cobblestone streets with deep wagon wheel ruts gave a extra sense of it’s history..