Decorated cups and silver platters are displayed after being unearthed from the ruins of the 2,000 year old volcanic eruption of ancient Pompeii is shown in a photo released in Rome July 18, 2005. REUTERS/HO/Archaeological Superintendent of Pompeii
1 posted on
07/18/2005 1:40:01 PM PDT by
NYer
To: SunkenCiv
The details of one of the decorated cups and silver platters unearthed from the ruins of the 2,000 year old volcanic eruption of ancient Pompeii is shown in a handout photo released in Rome, July 18, 2005. Italian archaeologists on Monday displayed a dining set found in the ruins of a thermal bath in Pompeii, scene of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. which killed thousands while filling and preserving the town with ash. REUTERS/HO/Archaeological Superintendent of Pompeii
2 posted on
07/18/2005 1:41:26 PM PDT by
NYer
("Each person is meant to exist. Each person is God's own idea." - Pope Benedict XVI)
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3 posted on
07/18/2005 1:41:26 PM PDT by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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4 posted on
07/18/2005 1:42:27 PM PDT by
Constitution Day
(I am the Sultan of Oom-Papa-Mow-Mow.)
To: NYer
WOW - I've always wanted to go there to see the ruins. Amazing stuff!
13 posted on
07/18/2005 1:54:46 PM PDT by
areafiftyone
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16 posted on
07/18/2005 1:59:57 PM PDT by
OSHA
(I've got a hole in my head too, but that's beside the point.)
To: NYer
Exquisite. Thanks so much for posting this!
And here's a link to the official website for Pompeii :)
19 posted on
07/18/2005 2:04:34 PM PDT by
mewzilla
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Thanks Constitution Day. they saw the objects preserved in the ash, which killed thousands of people but kept the town almost intact
Wow! These objects must be huge! Funny no one ever noticed 'em before. ;')
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24 posted on
07/18/2005 3:56:08 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: NYer
I just had a horrid thought - what if G_D's plan for me, is to be a resident of the next Pompei?
38 posted on
07/18/2005 4:14:26 PM PDT by
patton
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39 posted on
07/18/2005 5:01:08 PM PDT by
Monkey Face
(Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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More interesting is the complete library found in a carbonized state. Scholars are able to unroll the scrolls at a very slow rate.
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