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WHO WE ARE
DARIO DAVIDE
CURRICULUM VITAE
BIOGRAPHY:
My name is Dario Davide and I live in Sorrento, in the bay of Naples (Italy).
- I have a University Degree in Foreign Languages specializing in History ("Orientale" University - Naples)
- I have another (the second) University Degree in Archaeology ("Luigi Vanvitelli" University of Santa Maria Capua Vetere)
- I’m an Official tour guide of the Campania Region since 1996.
I've been working as archaeological guide for 25 years in Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Archaeological Museum of Naples, etc.
- Expert in Roman archaeology: we can arrange for you a tailor-made tour, specifically for you.
As an archaeologist, I had the pleasure of participating in excavation campaigns in extraordinary places such as Cumae and Stabiae.
Cumae is the first Western Greek colony (8th century BC): from this place the Greek alphabet was handed down to the Etruscans and Romans. The Romans then "romanized" the Greek alphabet and when they conquered the countless territories of their empire, they transmitted their alphabet to the entire Western world. So we could say that Cumae is the "cradle" of Western culture .
Stabiae was an ancient Roman city near Pompeii and Herculaneum. Also Stabiae was buried by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD.
Scholars believe that it was a very elegant city made up of numerous patrician villas. One of them (Villa di Arianna) was partially excavated by a Russian archaeological team from the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. In 2019 at this archaeological campaign I had the honor of participating.
WHY A REAL ARCHAEOLOGIST FOR YOUR PRIVATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOUR TO HERCULANEUM AND POMPEII ?
Such extraordinarily well-preserved places such as Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and Oplontis deserve a professional who knows the world of ancient Rome well and can make your visit unique.
If you are passionate about the history of ancient Rome, visit the archaeological sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae, Oplontis, the National Archaeological Museum of Naples with a guide who is also a historian and an archaeologist.
CREDENTIALS:
- Historian - University "Orientale" of Naples (Italy)
- Archaeologist - University "Luigi Vanvitelli" of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta) - Italy
- Official licenced guide of Campania Region (Italy)
- Official licenced tour leader
- Participation in the archaeological excavations of Cuma 2018 with the Luigi Vanvitelli University of Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta) - Italy
- Participation in the archaeological excavations of Stabiae in June/July 2019 in collaboration with the Museum of Hermitage in Saint Petersburg - Russia
SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:
- Origin of Pompeii
- Origin of Neapolis (Naples)
- Aqueduct of Pompeii and Herculaneum
- Roman Mortar
- Roman Environment in Pompeii and Herculaneum during the I century A.D.
- Urban Planning of Pompeii
- Urban Planning of Neapolis (Naples)
- Magna Graecia (Μεγάλη Ἑλλάς) and Sicily of the ethnic cultures
HAVE A GREAT PRIVATE EXCURSION FROM THE PORT OF NAPLES TO NAPLES CENTER, POMPEII, SORRENTO AND AMALFI COAST IN ONE DAY AT A REASONABLE PRICE !!!
Why do not you arrange with us an amazing day in the Gulf of Naples - a private tour (just for you) with a comfortable limousine or minivan with driver and an English-speaking tour guide? We have organized for you a great guided tour to Naples-Pompeii-Sorrento-Amalfi Coast (Positano). Contact us by e-mail info@pompeii.org.uk for further info.
POMPEII MONUMENT OF THE DAY
This house is situated in a side street on the Via di Nola, which has only been partly excavated and which is named after the house. The house itself is well known for the refined third style decorations, considered to be superior to those found in Rome. The juxtaposition of shiny black walls with interposed yellow bands depicting arabesques and hunting scenes, and the black floor with inlaid pieces of marble is particularly unusual. The decorations in the tablinum are worth close examination and depict landscapes with villas and gardens as well as two mythological paintings. The wall to the left illustrates the marriage of Venus ands Mars while to the right we can ... continue
RECIPE OF THE DAY OF THE ANCIENT POMPEII
(Apic. 9, 6) Ingredients:
- 3-4 oysters per person
- pinch of pepper
- pinch of ground lovage (or a large pinch of chopped celery leaves)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Liquamen (or soya sauce)
- 1 tbsp white wine
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp honey
Instructions:
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Buy fresh oysters in their shells and open these carefully with an oyster knife as close as possible to the time of eating. Depending on your preference the oysters can be served raw or steamed or grilled in their she ... continue
FORBIDDEN POMPEII: IMAGES AND NEWS
Love was a common topic of conversation in Pompeii. Feelings, passions, poetic love, sex, homosexuality, prostitution and so forth were all part of daily life and not a source of prejudice. The concept of “obscenity” seems to have been unknown. Love and sex were considered earthly practices of a man’s life that were encouraged by the benevolence of Venus. The thousands of examples of graffiti found on the town’s walls are unequivocal proof of what the people of Pompeii thought about love and sex.