“The Last Days of Pompeii” and the Archaeology of Imagination
The stories we weave around the ruins and remains of Pompeii say much about ourselves.
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Pompeii
New Exhibition Offers Look Inside Pompeii’s Interiors
Prints and photographs look inside the houses and villas of Pompeii.
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Apocalypse Then: Bulwer-Lytton’s “The Last Days of Pompeii”
The volcanic melodrama paints a picture of a decadent and sinful Pompeii, ready to end.
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Chiurazzi Bronzes, from Pompeii to Malibu
The two bronze statues at the heart of the current Getty Villa exhibition Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze—set to close September 12—may... Read More
Apollo’s Drapery: An Unfolding Puzzle
A new exhibition opening at the Getty Villa, Apollo from Pompeii: Investigating an Ancient Bronze, marks the completion of an 18-month conservation project that... Read More
Life After Disaster: A Conversation with Archaeologist Sandy MacGillivray
Canadian archaeologist Alexander “Sandy” MacGillivray studies disasters for a living. He’s an expert on one of the worst cataclysms in history, the eruption of... Read More