Dr Sophie Hay
@pompei79.bsky.social
Just an archaeologist who works at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii
What an immense joy and satisfaction to see the fragments of the ceiling fresco from Region IX excavations reassembled. The vibrant colours and the intricate details of the highest quality are mesmerising. Currently on display in the Large Palaestra, #Pompeii
Celebrating the 250th anniversary of American Independence and wishing Americans a happy 4th of July with ancient Roman paint pigments from #Pompeii. 🇺🇸
I utterly adore the fresco of a fountain that was revealed in recent excavations in #Oplontis (room of the peacocks). The three spouts fixed on the wall each with a jet of water filling the marble basin which is supported on those beautiful curved legs. It silently creates an air of fresh coolness.
This book is epic in so many ways. I urge you to embark on an adventure into @carolawrence.bsky.social’s brilliantly inspiring & creative world of Homer’s Odyssey. Caroline’s unceasing passion & energy for Classics & fun bounces off the pages in her inimitable style. www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...
The colours of Italian liberation spotted in the frescoes of #Pompeii 🇮🇹 Wishing all Italians a very happy #FestaDellaLiberazione
Happy National Garlic 🧄 Day! Greeks & Romans loved garlic—but Mesopotamians loved it 1000s of years before them. The Greek ἄγλις (Latin alium) is an Akkadian loan word. At Pompeii, there was even a garlic seller (aliarii) workshop ( 📸 by @pompei79.bsky.social): pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpic...
Just nosing around the neighbours’ amphitheatre. The Roman amphitheatre at Pozzuoli (Puteoli).
Happy Easter! Life imitating art. Fresco of dish of eggs from the Praedia of Julia Felix, #Pompeii and an exhibit of eggs that astonishingly survived the AD 79 eruption in Herculaneum. 🥚🥚🥚
One of the most remarkable objects in #Pompeii is a marble table support with P. Casca Longus inscribed on it. Longus was the 1st assassin to stab Julius Caesar on #IdesOfMarch (today in 44 BC). On his death Longus’ possessions were auctioned & this table was bought by a Pompeian
A day filled with poignant reflection as the permanent exhibition dedicated to the plaster casts of ancient Pompeians opened in #Pompeii. At last they are given context: where, when and how they were found, what they were found with, and details such as their sex and approximate age.
Please support the petition against the planned #closure of #Archaeology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität academic tradition for almost 200 years, so closing it would break a long-standing research tradition weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...
Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin
Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc...
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No light quite like that produced against gathering clouds after a day of sunshine. The pinky-hues drenching the road paving and walls of Pompeii are magical.
An undeniably emotional experience seeing the other half of the ‘peacock room’ in Oplontis being excavated and meeting their counterparts: the two peahens that graced the facing wall. What a delightfully playful idea by the artist. Compliments to my colleagues, excavators & conservators. Spectacular
For half-term, next Tuesday I’m doing a fun kids’ event at @southbankcentre.bsky.social in London — I’ll be doing a funny talk on the history of Roman Britain, and my ace illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social will do a live draw-along tutorial Tix cheap! www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
A chink of light falls across the wall of the caldarium (hot room) in the women’s section of the Stabian baths in #Pompeii.
Possibly the most sublime Roman fresco of a temple. The architectural detail of the spiky-topped wooden barrier, the painted relief in the pediment, & the offerings burning on the altar; it’s a symphony of observations. Archaeological Museum of Capri (no provenance) #FrescoFriday
Happy #Halloween! A wonderful 2nd century AD Roman mosaic found near Antioch, Turkey showing a skeleton, cup of wine in hand, reclining on the floor of a dining room in a house reminding guests to enjoy life: ‘ευφρόσυνος’
I particular like the colours of Vesuvius looking as though someone has fashioned it out of a lump of smooshed-together-different-coloured Play-Doh.
Towering research in #Pompeii. Having been continually baffled by the grandeur of the staircase and confused by the high second window, this architectural hypothesis makes a lot of sense. I love the idea of a Pompeian tower! pompeiisites.org/en/comunicat...
Pompeii, a domus with a tower? A hypothesis based on “digital archaeology” developed by the Park and the Humboldt University of Berlin: the models are thought to be the villas of the super-rich - ...
The article providing an in-depth analysis was published today in the e-journal of the Pompeii excavations. They didn’t reach the levels of medieval cities such as Bologna or San Giminiano, … keep it ...
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Was too busy admiring the bricks & marvelling at the fact cars can drive over the Roman road paving beneath the Arco Felice (Bacoli) this evening to take a photo of the Roman arch but it seems forgivable all things considered. Here’s an 1896 photo instead (fotografia.cultura.gov.it/iccd/item/MP...)
Surprisingly yet pleasingly complex - the tile elements required to reconstruct a Roman roof over the House of the Faun, #Pompeii. Beautiful watercolour, pencil, and ink illustrations by Pasquale Maria Veneri dating to 1843 on display in the National Archaeological Museum In Naples.
That magical moment when the pumice is gently cleared away revealing, for the first time in nearly 2000 years, a white mosaic. #MosaicMonday #Pompeii
The fragments of the Forma Urbis – the marble map of Rome made towards the end of Emperor Severus’ reign – set into Nolli’s beautiful 18th century map of the city is breathtaking. Fun to spot existing monuments but wondrous to see the now missing buildings. www.sovraintendenzaroma.it/content/il-m...
ITALIA! In onda stasera un nuovo e finale episodio di ‘Pompei le Nuove Verità: La Casa dei Tesori’. mediasetinfinity.mediaset.it/video/pompei... È una meravigliosa lettera d'amore a Pompei e ai suoi antichi abitanti, celebrata attraverso le ultime scoperte degli scavi a Regio IX.
Pompei: le nuove verità: Ep. 4 - La casa dei tesori Video | Mediaset Infinity
Gli archeologi completano lo scavo più grande dell'ultima generazione, dove trovano oro e lusso in una delle case più ricche di Pompei.
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#Pompei by night A wonderful initiative by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii inviting visitors to visit a few houses by night. It’s an incredibly evocative experience as from the depths of darkness, light glows from rooms as if someone is at home. Info here: pompeiisites.org/comunicati/i...
‘Below the Clouds’. A beautiful trailer for what looks to be a beguiling film by Gianfranco Rosi about Naples. The title reminded me how Vesuvius somehow heightens the drama of the cloud formations above it. Watch the film trailer here: youtu.be/eF_RPx6CXFw
