"It's a lot like ancient Pompeii, where everybody's house had wall paintings."
As a postgraduate, he carried out archaeological research on the comparative dating of houses in ancient Pompeii, and was awarded a doctorate for this work.
The travertine which forms round the springs of the Sarno was used even at ancient Pompeii as building material.
The archeological site, an irregular oval, is surrounded by a long stretch of ancient Pompeii's two-mile-long city walls.
It's easier to get lost in the warren of today's Venice than in the grid of ancient Pompeii.
Il Principe You probably won't feel like an elegant restaurant for lunch after a morning exploring ancient Pompeii, but try.
In Italy he became involved with the restoration of church frescoes and the mapping and excavating of ancient Pompeii.
A large watercolor representation of the Villa of the Mysteries murals from ancient Pompeii.
The series is set in ancient Pompeii (pre-eruption).
'What are your strange dreams of ancient Pompeii?'
