#stabia

I love these ancient Roman frescoes in Pompeii and Stabiae because they showing villas and landscapes of the area

“(ANSAmed) - POMPEI (NAPLES), JULY 31 - An exhibition that runs from Tuesday until January 31 will seek to showcase the ancient Stabia in an important archaeological context.”

“The show, 'In Search of Stabia', will be open to visitors of the Pompeii Antiquarium.”

“The ribbon cutting by director general of the Pompeii archaeological park of Pompeii, Massimo Osanna, was accompanied by the announcement of an imminent concession for usage of the Reggia di Quisisana to the superintendent's office to set up a museum for the Stabiae and a research center on the area that, Osanna said, ''is considered to be of great interest''.”

Flora. A fresco panel found in Villa Arianna at Stabiae that was destroyed by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius. 1st century AD.

The beautiful walls of a house in ancient Stabia, the other victim of Vesuvius

Pliny began his military career in Germania. During the reign of Vespasian (December 69-June 79) he was procurator in Gaul and Hispania. Pliny was a close friend of Vespasian who in 77 appointed him Roman Navy Commander, that is why Pliny settled with his family in Misenum on the coast of the Gulf of Naples. He tried to help in the disaster but ended up among the victims of one of the most known and deadly volcanic eruptions in history.

His last book, from his encyclopedia Naturalis Historia (Natural History), Pliny dedicated it to Titus Flavius, who became emperor four months before the tragedy.

Today we know what happened thanks to Pliny the Younger, also a writer, who documented in detail what he saw from Misenum as well as the testimonies he heard from the survivors in Stabia who were with his uncle.

According to Pliny the Younger, his uncle's body was recovered from the beach of Stabia at dawn the following day : "My uncle's body was found intact and just as he was dressed; he seemed asleep rather than dead."