Dickinson College Commentaries

Casinum Theater

overgrown ruins of an open hillside theater

Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla

Ruins of a large stone structure with high arched entrance

Casinum Amphitheater

oval shaped clearing surrounded by low stone wall and rising grassy seating area

An Eruption of Vesuvius

lava and smoke emerging from a dark crater

Possible site of Pliny the elder's villa at Misenum

clear archaeological site with sea in the background

Fragmentary Mosaic Floor with Bear Hunt

The figures of three hunters are preserved, and one of them has his name, Lucius, inscribed above his head. The arm of another hunter is preserved along the left edge, along with his name, Minus. The hunters are driving four bears into a net; a fifth has already been captured. The net is set in a semi-circle and tied to trees at the right and left edges of the scene.

Mosaic Floor with Diana and Callisto Surrounded by Hunt Scenes

Roman mosaic floor with hunting scenes

Pliny the Younger and his Mother at Misenum, 79 A.D., 1785

painting of a worried woman looking over her shoulder at an ominous landscape as her young son pores over a book and an adult male points as if to say "WTF"

Map of Roman monuments of Misenum 1890

plan

Map of the area around Vesuvius

sketch map of Bay of Naples area indicating ash fall areas