The small garden now features thousands of roses, violets, cherry trees and vines. Experts think a perfumer may have once ...

A garden once flourished in Pompeii. There, alongside a typical row house, olive trees, roses, and vines blossomed, nourished by hand-carved irrigation channels. The entrance to the site bore the ...

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 11 - Ancient roses, violets, ruscus, cherry trees and then vines and quince trees - 'The Garden of Hercules' of the ancient residence of Pompeii also known as the "house of the ...

Object Details Author Jashemski, Wilhelmina F (Wilhelmina Feemster) 1910-2007 illustrator Jashemski, Stanley A Contents The place of the garden in the city : land use and city-planning at Pompeii -- ...

Pompeii, of course, still has more secrets to reveal. Estimates vary but anywhere between 15% to 25% of the city remains covered. For many archaeologists though, the question isn’t so much what ...

The garden’s water pipes were replaced allowing the fountains to gush again. The restored garden at the House of Vettii. Photo from the Pompeii Archaeological Park ...

Uncovered in what was once a spacious banqueting hall that opened onto a garden, the frieze dates back to the 1st century BC, meaning it was nearly 100 years old when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 ...

Pompeii’s architect director of restoration work, Arianna Spinosa, called the restored home “one of the iconic houses of Pompeii. ... Ornamental marble baths and tables surround the garden.

A huge Pompeii house covered in erotic frescoes which has been closed to the public for 20 years has reopened after undergoing a dramatic renovation.. The historic House of the Vettii, located ...