Amedeo Maiuri is the renown Neapolitan archaeologist who decided to uncover Pompeii's pre-A.D. 79 history before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which destroyed Pompeii. A Neapolitan is a resident of Naples, Italy or the language of Naples and the surrounding region of Campania. ... Ruins in Pompeii The city of Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many smaller places around the Bay of Naples, were Roman municipalities destroyed during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The eruption was described by Pliny the Younger (see below), whose uncle Pliny the Elder died... Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio) is a volcano east of Naples, Italy, located at 40°49′ N 14°26′ E. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland, although it is not currently erupting. ...

Maiuri was installed in 1926 as the chief archaeologist of Pompeii, and he returned to the abandoned insula. Maiuri's work focused on excavations below the destruction level when he chose to excavate one of the most famous houses of Pompeii, the House of the Surgeon. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ruins in Pompeii The city of Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many smaller places around the Bay of Naples, were Roman municipalities destroyed during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The eruption was described by Pliny the Younger (see below), whose uncle Pliny the Elder died...

Maiuri excavated the Casa dell'Efebo in Pompei and discovered a small bronze statue known as the Placentarius, which is now housed in the Archaeological Museum of Naples. The Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli (National Archaeological Museum) is located in Naples, Italy. ...

The archaeoligust excavated other cities destroyed by Vesuvius such as Herculaneum. Herculaneum (modern Italian Ercolano) was an ancient Roman town of the Italian region of Campania. ...

Amedeo Maiuri rediscovered the Cave of the Cumaean Sibyl in May 1932. The Cave is a trapezoidal dromos or passage over 131 meters long running parallel to the side of the hill and cut out of the volcanic stone. Michelangelos rendering of the Cumaean Sibyl The Cumaean Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Cumae, a Greek colony located near Naples,Italy. ...

The few remains of the Tiberian villa Damecuta are the result of excavations done between 1937-48 by Amedeo Maiuri (who also excavated Villa Jovis), and are on land which was donated to the Italian Government by Axel Munthe, celebrated author of The Story of San Michele. The Emperor Tiberius enamelled terracotta bust at the Victoria and Albert Museum. ... Villa Jovis (Villa of Jupiter; also Villa Iovis, sometimes misspelled Villa Ionis) is a Roman palace on Capri built by emperor Tiberius who ruled from there between AD 27 and AD 37. ... Axel Martin Fredrik Munthe (October 31, 1857 - February 11, 1949) was a Swedish doctor, better known as the author of The Story of San Michele (1929), an autobiographical account of his work and later life. ...

The model of the Torch used in the 1960 Olympic Games, Rome was inspired by Professor Maiuri from torches reproduced on ancient monuments. This article is about torches as portable fire sources. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

Amedeo Maiuri died in Naples, Italy in 1963. Location within Italy Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region. ...