Images

A plaster cast of a domestic pig found in Villa Regina at Boscoreale (Italy). The pig died in the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. As its body decomposed it left a void in the volcanic material around it.

A map showing the cities and towns affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. Date of map is 2007 CE.

Room II of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale (Italy) displays some of the archaeological finds of the many villas excavated in the neighbourhood of Boscoreale.

Room I of the Antiquarium of Boscoreale (Italy) is devoted to the economy and environment of the Vesuvius area in Roman times and showcases a copy of the famous plaster cast of a dog from Pompeii, and another of a domestic pig found in one...

Black and white mosaic floor depicting a stork advancing towards a snake. From the caldarium (hot room of a Roman bath) of Villa della Pisanella at Boscoreale, third quarter of 1st century CE. Now in the Antiquarium of Boscoreale, Italy.

Dolia (large terracotta jars) for storing wine in the ancient Roman Villa Rustica in Boscoreale (Italy). Photo taken in 2002 CE.

The partly reconstructed buildings of Villa Regina at Boscoreale (Italy) with a replanted vineyard in the excavated area. This rustic villa, discovered in 1977 CE, consists of various rooms set around three sides of an open courtyard. It...

The entrance to the Museo Diocesano Sorrentino-Stabiese in Castellammare di Stabia (Italy).

A 16th century CE portrait of Thomas Wolsey (l. c. 1473-1530), Cardinal Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547 CE). (Trinity College, Cambridge, England)

A 1526 CE portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo of Pope Clement VII (r. 1523-1534 CE). (National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy)