House of the Surgeon

Local nameCasa del chirurgo
LocationNaples, Italy

The House of the Surgeon is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there. Along with the rest of the city, it was buried and largely preserved under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was excavated in 1770 by Francesco La Vega.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Surgeon

Official Website http://www.pompeiisites.org/Sezione.jsp?titolo=Casa%20del%20Chirurgo%20%28VI%201%2C9.10%29&idSezione=85

Address 80045, Italy

Coordinates 40°45'5.82" N 14°28'54.713" E

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