MONMOUTH COLLEGE TALK FOCUSES
ON ANCIENT POMPEII
Release
Date: March 8, 2000
Bernard Barcio will present a lecture on Pompeii at
Monmouth College March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the college’s Auditorium. His presentation, which is
free to the public, is entitled "Marcus Loreius Tiburtinus: Citizen of Pompeii."
Barcio, who is the president of Pompeiana, Inc., in
Indianapolis, Ind., will portray Marcus, a wealthy citizen of Pompeii during the first-century
A.D. Barcio will vividly discuss all aspects of daily life in the bustling, crossroads town of
Campania. Family, religion, politics, slavery, economics, hygiene, entertainment, education,
superstitions and many other topics will be touched on as a very believable picture is
presented to the audience.
Marcus appears as living during the eighth year of the
Emperor Vespasian just prior to the fatal eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. He wears the clothing and
footwear of a wealthy citizen, complete with a brightly colored tunic, decorated with gold
appliques and a toga praetexta.
Released
by the Office of College Communications
Barry McNamara, Associate Director of College Communications
Phone: 309-457-2117
Fax: 309-457-2330
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