The plan of the Archaic city of Pompeii and the existence of a distinct walled Altstadt have been much debated in scholarship. The area of the Stabian Baths plays a key role in this debate. Based on a series of excavations in the palaestra of the baths, Heinrich Sulze (1940) and particularly Hans Eschebach (1970s) reconstructed a defensive wall and parallel ditch in this area. Eschebach also identified an Archaic street and city gate in...

The “L’Isola di Einstein” is a unique festival in Europe, of scientific games and shows. The protagonists are experiments, natural phenomena and scientific histories enjoying, intriguing and thrilling a wide range of people. International artists, disseminators, scientists and storytellers are able to fascinate the audience sharing the passion of the discovery. The INGV contributes to this Event presenting volcanological and seismological laboratories and games for all aged people.