A report on Amedeo Maiuri
Italian archaeologist, famous for his archaeological investigations of the Roman city of Pompeii which was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in August of AD 79.
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Pompeii
1 linksAncient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy.
Ancient city located in what is now the comune of Pompei near Naples in the Campania region of Italy.
Under the Etruscans a primitive forum or simple market square was built, as well as the Temple of Apollo, in both of which objects including fragments of bucchero were found by Maiuri.
Herculaneum
1 linksAncient town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy.
Ancient town, located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy.
From 1927 until 1942 a new campaign of excavations was begun by Amedeo Maiuri under the Mussolini regime, which exposed about four hectares of the ancient city in the archaeological park that is visible today.
Cumaean Sibyl
0 linksThe priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy.
The priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples, Italy.
The famous cave known as the "Antro della Sibilla" was discovered by Amedeo Maiuri in 1932, the identification of which he based on the description by Virgil in the 6th book of the Aeneid, and also from the description by an anonymous author known as pseudo-Justin.
Italian Numismatic Institute
0 linksItalian body for the study of numismatics, based in Palazzo Barberini at 13 via Quattro Fontane.
Italian body for the study of numismatics, based in Palazzo Barberini at 13 via Quattro Fontane.
Amedeo Maiuri (from 1936).
Flavian Amphitheater (Pozzuoli)
0 linksThird-largest Roman amphitheater in Italy.
Third-largest Roman amphitheater in Italy.
Maiuri, Amedeo. Studi e ricerche sull'Anfiteatro Flavio Puteolano. Napoli : G. Macchiaroli, 1955. (OCLC )