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=**Pompeii and the Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius: Online**=

This is just a small sampling of the resources you can find online to help you with your search.

Videos
The following student-produced video from TeacherTube provides some good information about Pompeii but it also contains some errors. Can you spot them? media type="custom" key="4990677" align="center"

This video shows artifacts from Pompeii which were displayed at a Discovery Place exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina. Do you recognize the background music? media type="custom" key="4992131"

The PBS website [|The Roman Empire in the First Century] features a short video about Pompeii.

[|Art History 111 Lesson 6b] This lesson features a slide show of Pompeiian art along with a lecture.
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**Audio** [|Pompeii and the Roman Villa] is a series of podcasts from the National Gallery of Art which talks about the art and excavation of Pompeii. Scroll down to October and November of 2008 to find the podcasts.

[|Roman Architecture] This audio course features several podcasts about the architecture of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Be sure to listen to episodes 4 through 6 and episode 8.
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[|World Archaeology: Pompeii and the Roman Empire] Part of Open University's courseware.

**Images** The slideshow below is made up of images from the [|Pompeii Flickr group]. media type="custom" key="4991273"

Websites
[|The 79 AD Eruption of Vesuvius] integrates Pliny's narrative with scientific information about the eruption and animated images.

[|Blogging Pompeii] features posts from individuals working on archaeological excavations throughout Pompeii and the Bay of Naples.

[|The Official Pompeii Website] includes information for tourists, a history of the excavation, a narrative of the eruption, and images in a media gallery.

[|Plaster Casts from the 79 A. D. Eruption of Vesuvius] has pictures of the casts of the victims' bodies which you know you want to see!

[|The Pompeii Forum Project] includes archival photographs of the Forum at Pompeii and information about the use of structural engineering principles in archaeology.

[|Pompeii in Pictures] features a clickable map of Pompeii which then leads you to photographs of specific locations in Pompeii.

[|Pompeii Map] offers 360-degree views of buildings in Pompeii when you click them on a map.

[|Pompeii: the Last Day] is a resource to accompany the Discovery Channel documentary of the same title. It includes a virtual volcano for you to explore as well as a "Could You Survive?" quiz.