Pompeii

The present work forms the first of a series of volumes published under the general title of “_Famous Art Cities_”. The second, (by Dr. Gustav Pauli), treats of Venice; its imme...

To determine the architectural history of the city there are--apart from the very meagre literary tradition--two means, firstly the distinction of the material of which the hous...

Of other sanctuaries there are in Pompeii the Temple of Fortuna in the wide mainstreet leading northwards from the Forum, placed at the corner of the Street of Nola (here too th...

Some wall-paintings still in their original position will be dealt with later when we come to speak of the respective houses; a few examples out of the rich treasure removed to...

Next to the candelabra may be mentioned under the head of domestic utensils more or less costly vases, which were frequently displayed on handsome tables or the tripods describe...

On the other side of the atrium also follow rooms for the household; there, close to a staircase by which the upper story was reached, a passage leads to two chambers of uncerta...

Now that we have thus examined a house in its entirety we might take our departure. Yet hold! Pompeii is indeed, as said above, in contrast to Naples, the city of the Dead, yet...