This virtual tour of the ruins of Pompeii features a clickable map, panoramic images, and detailed photographs of unearthed interiors that reveal 1st century C.E. Roman life. An essay discusses life in Pompeii and Roman urbanism in general.

A map of Pompeii showing Gate of Herculaneum (A), Gate of Vesuvius (B), Gate of Capua (C), Gate of Nola (D), Gate of Sarno (E), Gate of Nocera (F), Gate of Sabiae(G), Gate of the Seashore (H), Forum (I), Temple of Jupiter (J), Basilica...

This antique Roman balance from Pompeii has one pan that hangs from a rod.

Petrified corpse discovered at Pompeii.

Examples of house furniture from Pompeii, Italy.

Kitchen Furniture at Pompeii.

Amphitheatre at Pompeii

Excavating a house at Pompeii from eruption of Vesuvius, which buried the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii.-Colby, 1899

Pompeii

Pompeii

A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Pompeii."

Originally a candlestick, but afterwards the name of a stand for supporting lamps, in which signification most commonly occurs. The candelara of this kind were usually made to stand upon the ground, and were of a considerable height. The...

A key. The key was used in very early times, and was probably introduced into Greece from Egypt; although Eustathius states, that in early times all fastenings were made by chains, and that keys were comparatively of a much later...

A map from 1919 of Italy shortly after World War I. The map shows the 17 political divisions or Compartimenti, and the 69 provinces, and the northern boundaries at the time, including the territories of Trentino, Gorizia, Istria, and...

A geo-political map of Italy showing country and region borders current to 1904, major cities, railroad lines, and navigable rivers. Physical features include mountain ranges with elevation measured in feet, major rivers and watersheds,...

A map of Italy prior to the ascension of Augustus Caesar in 27 BC. The map shows the Roman territories of the peninsula south of the Alps and east of the River Varus (Var), and includes the islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily, the...

Joya de Ceren was a pre-Hispanic farming community that, like Pompeii and Herculaneum in Italy, was buried under an eruption of the Laguna Caldera volcano c. AD 600. Because of the exceptional condition of the remains, they provide an...

Gives detailed descriptions, classifications, and pictures of the various wall frescoes found in the Naples area of Italy during the period of ancient Rome. This includes the city of Pompeii.

View of the amphitheatre at Pompeii.

A term applicable to any black colouring substance, for whatever purpose it may be used, like the melan of the Greeks. There were, however, thress principal kinds of atramentum: one called librarium or scriptorium, writing-ink; another...

Bed and table at Pompeii (from wall painting).

Gold breastpins discovered at Pompeii.

Brooches of gold found at Pompeii.

Ancient household utensils from Pompeii