The Internet has many websites devoted to the study of Pompeii and ancient Rome. Here are some websites you might wish to consult for further information (all links open in a new window): 

Pompeii Archaeological Site provides links to many aspects of Pompeii, including information on exhibits that are held worldwide

Pompeii: The Last Day is the website of the BBC television program. The US Discovery Channel also aired the program and maintains a similar website.

Interactive Map of Pompeii at Current Archaeology

Pompeii Plaster Casts is a multi-page examination of the plaster casts of human remains found at Pompeii

 

Mt. Vesuvius:

Vesuvius Website is an excellent course of information about Vesuvius and its history

Vesuvius (by Volcano World) is a project of the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium and includes information on many other volcanoes

 

Latest Pompeii and Herculaneum News: 

The Pompeiana website posts occasional news updates as does the website of The Friends of Herculaneum Society.

 

History of Pompeii

A number of historical documents can be found at the Plaster Casts of Pompeii, including Younger Pliny's two letters about the eruption (the only written eyewitness account to the eruption in AD 79), Seneca’s Account of the AD 62 earthquake, and a famous short story about Pompeii (Arria Marcella: A Souvenir of Pompeii by Théophile Gautier )

Pompeii Timeline (Current Archaeology)

The History of Plumbing at Pompeii and Herculaneum is a brief and interesting account

 

Research on Pompeii: 

Pompeian Households includes "information on 30 Pompeian houses and their contents" including many photographs

The Pompeiana website provides links to many Pompeii research projects.

Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia gives information about a Stanford University project.

The Pompeii Forum Project by the University of Virginia includes many archival photos of Pompeii. Another part of the project,  Ancient Reconstruction of the Pompeii Forum presents a comprehensive look at the work done by the University of Virginia team. The website includes a page on Volcanic Phenomena at Pompeii which describes exactly what happened in very scientific terms.

In Vesuvius' Shadow (from Archaeology Magazine) describes (and shows) the work of Anglo-American Project at Pompeii. The homepage of the project can be found here.

 

Especially for Kids:

Pompeii: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries (by Harcourt School Publishers) accompanies a Harcourt reading program but provides a wealth of material for students interested in Pompeii and other nearby sites 

 

Photo sites:

Pictures of Pompeii by freelance researcher and software developer John Hauser

Pompeii in Pictures is another site with many photos

Viewing Pompeii is the photo site from the Pompeii Forum Project

More Pompeii photos

 

Articles:

National Geographic (March 2006) Huge Vesuvius Eruption Buried Town 2,000 Years Before Pompeii

National Geographic: Volcanoes, Forces of Nature

Antiques Digest: The great disaster on August 24, A.D. 79

BBC News: Rare Pompeii dinner set unveiled

 

 

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