1. 18 There will be rotating images on screen of some of the exhibits and a time-lapse sequence of the Vesuvian eruption.

2. Originally Stabiae was a fortified settlement in the vesuvian area. Hidden by the historical eruption of the Vesuvius 79 A.D., the ancient Stabiae is still buried under the pyroclastic materials It was built on the Varano plain nearby to the sea from where it was possible to control both the port, where the present city of Castellammare di Stabia is located, and the important road network connected to the landing � stage.