Resources for research in Pompeii and Herculaneum

Useful research resources for Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Please note that your research subtopics might cross over into other subtopics.

• Religions (state, private, foreign)
  • Alison Cooley and MGL Cooley, Pompeii: A Sourcebook (Cooley – Religion)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Urban and Rural Religions)
  • Stephan Matthiesen, Essay on Foreign Religions (Mathieson – Oriental Cults Pompeii – essay)
• Commerce and Industry
  • Alison Cooley and MGL Cooley, Pompeii: A Sourcebook (Cooley – Commercial Life)
  • Brian Brennan and Estelle Lazar, Pomepii and Herculaneum – A Sourcebook (Brian Brennan – Economy)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Shops and Industries)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Inns and Taverns)
• Housing
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Campanian House)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Living in Herculaneum)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Room with a View)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Surburban Villas)
• Slaves and Freedmen
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss -Slaves)
• Entertainment
  • Mary Beard, Pompeii –  The Life of a Roman Town (Mary Beard – Fun and Games)
  • Mary Beard, Pompeii – The Life of a Roman Town (Mary Beard – Pleasures of the Body)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Entertainment)
• Hygiene
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – The Baths)
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – Water System)
• Public Buildings
  • Dobbins and Foss (eds), The World of Pompeii (Dobbins – Foss – The Forum)

Also:

• The Forum Project (University of Virginia) (http://pompeii.virginia.edu/)
  • Also (http://www.arch.virginia.edu/struct/pompeii/)
• The Via Dell’Abbonanza Project (http://pompeiiperspectives.org/)
• Pompeii Food and Drink Project (http://www.patriciathomson.net/PatriciaThomson/pompeii.html)
  • Also (http://www.patriciathomson.net/PatriciaThomson/pompeii.html)
• Herculaneum Conservation Project (http://www.herculaneum.org/hcp-home/eng/index.html)
• Anglo-American Project (http://interactive.archaeology.org/pompeii/)
• British Museum on Anglo-American Project

Archaeologists Unearth Part of Roman Throne in Herculaneum (Newser.com, 5 Dec 2007)

Undated photo made available by the Italian Culture Ministry in Rome, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007 showing part of a wooden throne dug out between October and November in the ancient southern Italian city of… (Associated Press)

Interesting discovery in 2007 from Herculaneum.  What might it suggest about Herculaneum that a Roman throne was in Herculaneum?  What significance might be attached to the fact that it was found in the house of Julius Caesar’s father-in-law?

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman throne in the volcanic ash that buried the city of Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year 79. Scientists unearthed two legs and the back of a throne, the first ever found. The piece was decorated with ivory bas-reliefs of ancient deities, pine cones and phalluses.

“It’s the first original throne from Roman times that has survived until today,” said Pompeii’s archaeological superintendent. Before now, such furniture had only been seen in artistic depictions. The remnants were found in a first-century house believed to belong to Julius Caesar’s father-in-law. The house has also yielded hundreds of ancient documents.

(Source: Newser.com, 5 December 2007)