Rome 1-1000; a first-millennium tour of the Eternal City

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A short guide to Roman history from AD 64, when according to legend Nero fiddled while Rome burned, to AD 1000, the beginning of the Middle Ages, when most of Rome's structures lay buried beneath the earth.

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The lap of luxury

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Excavations of an inn at Agro Murecine are described, destroyed by the same eruption in 70 AD which destroyed Pompeii. First evidence of the inn emerged more than 40 years ago, when bulldozers used during road construction struck the frescoed walls. Writing tablets known collectively as the Sulpicii Archives have been among the most important finds at the site.

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Window on Pompeii: Roman art and technology explored in a Los Angeles show

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An exhibition of ancient Roman art and technology is scheduled to begin in October 1999 at the Los Angeles, CA, County Museum of Art. 'Pompeii: Life in a Roman Town' will show more 400 reliefs, sculptures, utilitarian objects and machines drawn from Italian museums. The exhibition is arranged in sections covering nature, science, and technology.

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