The Decumanus Maximus—once Herculaneum’s bustling heart—now rests at the edge of the dig. This March 2025 shot from above shows just how deep the ancient town lies.
#Herculaneum #AncientRome #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
#YourHistoryGuide
Latest posts tagged with #YourHistoryGuide on Bluesky
Trending
Posts tagged #YourHistoryGuide
Rare look inside the Sarno Baths at Pompeii—thanks to Felicia of Pompei Tour! These frescoes, from the women’s section, surround a small pool in a secluded, now-restoring site. That vivid blue really pops.
Photos: May 2025.
#Pompeii #Sarno #RomanBaths #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
A barely surviving first century depiction of Pan reclining with pipes. From portico 1 of the Villa San Marco at Stabiae.
Taken March 2025 at Museo Archeologico di Stabia Libero D’Orsi
#fresco #frescoart #stabiae #vesuvius #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
Beautifully delicate fresco of a woman holding a torch. Possibly depicting Demeter, often shown holding a torch as she searched for her daughter Persephone in the darkness.
This lovely wall painting adorns the Villa San Marco at Stabiae.
#fresco #stabiae #vesuvius #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
As an accompaniment to our earlier post, I invite you to enjoy a minute touring the thermopolium at Ostia Antica as I experienced in in March 2025. #ostiaantica #thermopolium #rome #yourhistoryguide
1
0
0
0
Two photos, a year apart:
🗿 Her statue in Naples (Mar 2024)
🏛️ Her tomb at Pompeii (Mar 2025)
Eumachia—wealthy priestess, entrepreneur, and forum benefactor. A rare female figure in Roman public life.
#Pompeii #RomanWomen #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
The “Temple of Mercury” in Baiae near Naples; part of the leasure and bathing complexes that were so popular here in the late republican and Imperial Roman period. This structure features a 21.5m concrete dome that remains intact today. Taken March 2024. #romanhistory #dome #yourhistoryguide #baiae
5
0
0
0
A memory from 10 years ago—standing in the western palaestra of the Baths of Caracalla, looking through an exedra toward the tepidarium. These vast 3rd-century ruins still speak of Rome’s imperial scale and public life.
#Rome #Caracalla #RomanBaths #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus at Palazzo Altemps, Rome. Dramatic high-relief scenes show Roman victory over barbarians. The deceased, likely a son of Emperor Decius, appears as a general above the chaos. Shot Dec 23. [VIDEO]
#Rome #PalazzoAltemps #MarbleArt #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
Inspiration for my next breakfast bar! One of the many bars and popinae that lined the Decumanus Maximus at Pompeii; especially as you neared the vicinity of the arena.
Taken March 25.
#pompeii #popinae #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
North of the arena in Pompeii lies a walled vineyard once called the Foro Boario. Excavations revealed 2,000+ vine cavities; proof of winemaking, tasting, and even meals served on site. A perfect end to a day at the games!
#wineyard #pompeii #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
Posted earlier on Nîmes’ Castellum Divisorium, here is what helped feed it: the Pont du Gard. Built mid-1st c. AD, nearly 50m high, 275m long—part of the same aqueduct system. Breathtaking Roman engineering.
Photo: Sept 2018
#nimes #aqueduct #france #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
The Round Hall of the Baths of the Seven Sages at Ostia Antica near Rome. Once topped by a cupola, this must have been an amazing space in its heyday … and what a mosaic to feature for “Tesserae Tuesday” 🙂
Picture taken March 25.
#romanbaths #mosaic #ostia #ostiaantica #yourhistoryguide
2
0
0
0
A male figure depicted in an idyllic, and likely imagined, architectural setting on the wall of a room at the Villa Arianna at Stabiae. This is a reoccurring theme in this modest room; a space heavily damaged by early excavators and their task to recover trophies.
#Stabiae #fresco #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
House of Marcus Lucretius, Pompeii; 30 rooms across two levels, formed from two merged homes. These 7 steps lead to the atrium, where a skeleton was found during 19th-c. excavations.
#Pompeii #RomanHistory #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
Stairs from the Clivus Victoriae to the Domus Tiberiana—once a “tradesmen’s entrance” to Rome’s imperial palaces. Below the grandeur, a hive of workers kept things running. Newly opened to the public in 2023.
#Rome #PalatineHill #Tiberius #YourHistoryGuide
1
0
0
0
A slice of Roman street life in marble; poultry for sale, bread exchanged, a heated chat between two men. The monkeys look bored!
Seen at the Ostiense Museum, Ostia Antica, March ‘25.
#OstiaAntica #AncientRome #RomanHistory #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
A wonderfully delicate fresco from the Villa San Marco at Stabiae, thought to depict a maenad; a female follower of Dionysus.
Picture taken March 25 at Museo archeologico di Stabiae Libero D’Orsi.
#fresco #Stabiae #dionysus #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
At the Nocera Gate necropolis in Pompeii stands the tomb of Marcus Octavius and Vertia Philumina, a freedwoman. An inscription shows they built this monument for themselves and their descendants.
#Pompeii #RomanHistory #Inscriptions #Necropolis #YourHistoryGuide
1
0
0
0
Our favourites of the week. Enjoy :) #pompeii #rome #juliafelix #agrappina #boxer #RomanGarden #romanhistory #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
3 striking wall panels; from an exedra off the peristyle at the House of the Vettii in Pompeii.
Pictures taken March 25 at Pompeii.
#frescofriday #fescoart #pompeii #romanhistory #yourhistoryguide
1
0
0
0
Tragic beauty in the ruins—Melpomene, Muse of tragedy, was found at Villa San Marco, near Pompeii. Now at Museo Archeologico di Stabia Libero D’Orsi. Photo from March 25.
#Stabiae #Pompeii #Fresco #Melpomene #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0
The Cardo degli Aurighi leading to the house that gives the street its name; the House of the Charioteers.
Picture taken at Ostia Antica March 25
#ostiaantica #romanhistory #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
Here at the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii, we see elegant quadrangular columns, beautifully crafted in marble, creating an elegant colonnade that framed the garden and euripus (long canal).
Picture taken March 25
#pompeii #juliafelix #yourhistoryguide #marblecolumns
0
0
0
0
The garden of the House of Julia Felix in Pompeii, with the euripus (long canal) the dominant feature.
Picture taken March 25 in Pompeii
#yourhistoryguide #Pompeii #JuliaFelix
0
0
0
0
I would’ve loved to see this little piece in its original setting, but today it resides in the museum at Ostia Antica. Originally from the Caseggiato dei Lottatori in the same city, it depicts theatrical masks
Picture taken March 25
#ostia #ostiaantica #fresco #frescofriday #yourhistoryguide
1
0
1
0
One of four columns from The House of the Mosaic Columns at Pompeii … so named for obvious reasons :) Taken March 24 at the Naples Archeological Museum. #pompeii #mosaicart #mosaic #yourhistoryguide
1
0
0
0
A “wobbly walk” on an ancient street. This is the Decumanus Maximus (Main Street) of #Herculaneum on a rainy day in March 25. #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
Drawn to maritime themes, I loved this fresco of an idealized seaside villa.
1st century AD, from Villa San Marco, Stabiae.
Seen March 25 at Museo Archeologico di Stabia.
#fresco #stabiae #yourhistoryguide
0
0
0
0
Once gardens for theatre-goers, this space at Pompeii became gladiator barracks after the 62 AD earthquake.
Helmets, armor, and graffiti reveal its brutal second life.
Photo from March 25, Triangular Forum.
#Pompeii #Gladiators #YourHistoryGuide
0
0
0
0