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Life in Pompeii 

Life in Pompeii

Discover what life was like in Pompeii before rock and ash from Mt Vesuvius engulfed the bustling Roman city.

Roman gladiators

Fresco with gladiators
Discover that there were different types of gladiators.

Roman recipes

Loaf of bread
Savour recipes from a cookery book written in the third century AD!

Visit a Roman house

The House of the Vine
Fly through the House of the Vine, a Roman house reconstructed in 3D.

From other websites

Daily life in Pompeii

Daily life
Find out more about the people of Pompeii, their culture, and their society.
Melbourne Museum

The streets of Pompeii

Google streeview screengrab
Make a virtual visit to Pompeii as it is today.
Google Street View

Medical instruments

Medical instruments

Bronze
Possibly House of the Surgeon, Pompeii

You in Pompeii

Pompeii Foro, by Matthew O'Reilly

Have you visited Pompeii? Submit your photos and see how Pompeii has changed.

The Roman Challenge

Pompeii quiz

Would your knowledge of Pompeii impress a dinner party?
Take the quiz to find out!

Friends of Te Papa

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