Pompeii

The archaeological excavations of Pompeii have returned the remains of the ancient city of Pompeii, near the hill of Civita, on the outskirts of modern Pompeii, buried under a blanket of ash and lapilli during the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D., together with Herculaneum, and Stabiae Oplonti .The findings following the excavations, which began at the behest of Charles III of Bourbon, are one of the best examples of Roman life , as well as the best preserved of that era; most of the finds recovered (in addition to simple utensils of daily use also frescoes, mosaics and statues), are stored in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and in small quantities in the Antiquarium of Pompei , closed at the moment: the remarkable quantity of finds are helpful to understand uses, customs, eating habits and the art of life of more than two thousand years ago.