{"id":74391,"date":"2025-09-12T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?p=74391"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:01:41","slug":"pompeii-reborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/pompeii-reborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Pompeii Reborn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_74393\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?attachment_id=74393\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74393\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74393\" class=\"wp-image-74393 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-300x226.jpg.avif\" alt=\"pompeii fresco\" width=\"400\" height=\"301\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-300x226.jpg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-1024x771.jpg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-768x578.jpg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/301;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-300x226.jpg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Elle-e-Frisso-Pompeii-archaeological-park.jpg 1280w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-74393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pompeii Reborn: A fresco depicting the mythological scene of Frisso and Elle fleeing on the golden-fleeced ram. <em> Courtesy Pompeii Archaeological Park. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/pompeiisites.org\/en\/comunicati\/pompeii-archaeological-and-urban-regeneration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pompeii Archaeological Park<\/a> is launching a 100-million-euro project aimed at regenerating the archaeological and urban landscape of the ancient Roman city. 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id=\"caption-attachment-74395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleaning a fresco in the northern house. <em> Courtesy Pompeii Archaeological Park. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Among the planned improvements are large exhibits, increased preservation and protection of the site, shuttle services between areas, workshops for kids, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/pompeii-fast-food-restaurant-uncovered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new catering options<\/a>. \u201cIn a nutshell,\u201d continued Zuchtriegel, \u201cwe are thinking of Pompeii as a contemporary city, with the sole difference that it has remained almost unchanged for 2,000 years and consists of a global citizenship of travelers who come every day from every continent on the planet.\u201d<br \/>\n<hr \/><h3 style=\"color: red; margin: 0px 0px 0px; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 0px;\">Become a BAS All-Access Member\u00a0Now!<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"line-height: 22px; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0 0 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 10px\">Read <i>Biblical Archaeology Review<\/i> online, explore 50 years of <b>BAR<\/b>, watch videos, attend talks, and more<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/subscribe-new?utm_term=W26009B0\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53973 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/57;border: none;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/button-all-access-pass.jpg\" alt=\"access\" width=\"300\" height=\"57\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/button-all-access-pass.jpg 376w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2019\/04\/button-all-access-pass-300x57.jpg.avif 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/button-all-access-pass.jpg 376w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/04\\\/button-all-access-pass-300x57.jpg 300w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><hr \/><div id=\"attachment_74396\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?attachment_id=74396\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74396\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74396\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-74396 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-249x300.png.avif\" alt=\"leda and the swan\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-249x300.png.avif 249w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-851x1024.png.avif 851w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-768x924.png.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-1276x1536.png.avif 1276w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-1702x2048.png.avif 1702w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 249px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 249\/300;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-249x300.png&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-249x300.png 249w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-851x1024.png 851w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-768x924.png 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-1276x1536.png 1276w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Leda-and-the-swan.-Pompeii-archaeological-park-1702x2048.png 1702w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-74396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leda and the Swan. <em> Courtesy Pompeii Archaeological Park. <\/em><\/p><\/div>One of the project\u2019s immediate goals is the restoration of the famous House of Leda and the Swan, named after one of its impressive frescos, which sensually depicts Jupiter, in the form of a swan, consorting with Leda, wife of King Tindar of Sparta. Intending to open the house to the public, the Pompeii archaeological team has already begun renewed excavations and conservation work and will construct new protective shelters over the house. While excavations have continued to focus on previously identified rooms within the house, they have also uncovered several new rooms, including servants\u2019 quarters, another small room, and a corridor. Two new houses have also been discovered to the south and north.<\/p>\n<p>The House of Leda has continued to dazzle archaeologists with new frescos depicting portraits of women, birds, trees, and even fantastic animals. The houses to the north and south also include similar frescos. The northern house, which consists of at least six rooms connected to an atrium, includes still life and lake scene frescoes. The southern house boasts a fresco depicting the mythological scene of Frisso and Elle fleeing on the golden-fleeced ram.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74398\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/?attachment_id=74398\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74398\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74398\" class=\"wp-image-74398 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-300x225.jpeg.avif\" alt=\"Portrait of a woman\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-300x225.jpeg.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-1024x768.jpeg.avif 1024w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-768x576.jpeg.avif 768w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/smush-avif\/2024\/03\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-1536x1152.jpeg.avif 1536w, https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/300;\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" data-smush-avif-fallback=\"{&quot;data-src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-300x225.jpeg&quot;,&quot;data-srcset&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\\\/\\\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/Medaglione-pompeii-archaeological-park.jpeg 2048w&quot;}\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-74398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of a woman in the House of Leda and the Swan. <em> Courtesy Pompeii Archaeological Park. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><small><em>This article was originally published in Bible History Daily on March 11, 2024.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom:1em;\">Related reading in\u00a0<em>Bible History Daily<\/em><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Wn5QokTFJ9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblicalarchaeology.org\/daily\/ancient-cultures\/ancient-rome\/the-bacchic-cult-at-pompeii\/\">The Bacchic Cult at Pompeii<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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