Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…The absence of specific stratigraphic investigations has always made it difficult to gain a deeper understanding of the various aspects of Pompeii’s subsoil. Despite this, the archaeological literature has attempted, on the basis of the few diagnostic elements available, to reconstruct the history of the city’s water management system and its evolution in the context of the site’s urban development. …”
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The eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79 and the death of Gaius Plinius Secundus by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Pliny, the admiral of the Roman imperial fleet, wished as scientist to witness the event from close by and set sail in the direction of Vesuvius, but got trapped in Stabiae, a few kilometers from Pompeii, where he died together with thousands of inhabitants of nearby villages. …”
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Les broyeurs en pierre en forme de doigt dans le sud-est de la Gaule romaine by Yves Manniez, Vincent Lauras

“…As the creation of a typology did not seem relevant, the catalogue of forms was completed with the addition of 28 of the best-preserved examples of the 39 pestles in the Antiquarium of Pompeii. In the first part of our study, and following a review of the history of research carried out by our predecessors on this type of object, we examined and discussed the geographical origin of finger-shaped pestles and their evolution towards stone models. …”
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Les réseaux d’alimentation en eau des pentes de la Croix-Rousse et de la presqu’île de Lyon by Jules Ramona

“…Deployed in the lower part of the city, the network might have been lined with secondary water towers such as those observed in Pompeii. Moreover, the absence of evidence of forced water pipes in the southern part of the Peninsula could be attributable to a technical geographical limit on the distribution of water under pressure. …”
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Le fromage en Gaule à l’âge du Fer et à l’époque romaine : état des lieux pour sa production et analyse de sa place dans le monde antique by Alain Ferdière, Jean-Marc Séguier

“…These nevertheless reveal the humble “menus” of the restoration sites in Pompeii, as well as the wealth, still largely unexploited, of Egyptian papyri over a very long period (from the Hellenistic period to the Byzantine period). …”
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