Villa Buried By Pompeii Eruption Is Unearthed

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 11-22-2005 | Hilary Clarke

[libertylass]

I'm so jealous of you. I am haunted by Pompeii and Herculeum. I purchased a set of Time/Life books and one of them goes into great detail about the events of 79 AD. Since these books were purchased (1997) there has been much more dug up. I even went to the Museum during a Pompeii exhibit and it was astounding. They had one of the plaster casts of one of the victims found there. It's the one of the sitting man with his legs pulled up to his chest and his hand covering his nose. I was in such awe of everything showing at this exhibit.

Europeans sure knew how to live didn't they?

[Babu]

Europeans sure knew how to live didn't they?

I find Roman history particularly fascinating. Yes on the one hand they were rather brutal, but it is undeniable that they were a very advanced civilization in so very many ways, and they introduced their advancements to all the lands they conquered and absorbed, thereby improving the standard of living. When Roman civilization died, material progress was set back many centuries, as Europe entered the Dark Ages.

I saw one fascinating program on the History Channel recently about one Roman inventor (his name escapes me at the moment), who they have discovered, had invented a contraption for amusement purposes, that spun on steam power!! Had this inventor only lived a bit longer, given his great mind (as evidenced by the history of his other inventions during Roman times) it is quite possible that he would have studied his little toy, and invented a steam engine for practical usage. Thus, the Industrial Age would have begun 2000 years earlier than it did.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

How do we know it didn't?

Since I was there, and in Ephesus, I have a different outlook on these people. They were a very advanced civilization. My favorite photo I took in Ephesus was of a pile of clay tile that was used for water. It looked amazingly like the clay tile we still use.

I asked why my sewer tile needs replaced when it's only 30 years old and there was a pile of tile over 2000 years old and in perfect condition.

[Irish Eyes]

Great post.

[blam]

"I saw one fascinating program on the History Channel recently about one Roman inventor (his name escapes me at the moment), who they have discovered, had invented a contraption for amusement purposes, that spun on steam power!! "

Yup, I saw that one too. It was another 2,000 years before they put it to work...amazing.

I actually sat back and thought if there was something like that today, right in front of us and we're not seeing it.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Ahh what memories! We visited Herculanium and walked up to the top of Vesuvius when I was about 3 months along with my son. Six months later, we walked all throughout Pompeii (this was a couple of days before he was born). The visit to Paestum (just south of the Amalfi coast) finally did me in, lol.

Is that library facade in Ephesus still a work in progress?

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Nice photos!

http://sirenusejournal.com/en/positano/positanos-roman-villa

[stuckincali]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile