b'OUR HISTORIANS THE ARCHAEOLOGY OFBill Allison Professor of History atJohn Foot Professor of Modern ItalianAlan Rooney Napoleonic historianTHE BAY OF NAPLES Scan here for the full itineraryGeorgia Southern University History University of Bristol expert, MD of The Cultural ExperienceDave Andress Professor andKostas Georgakopoulos John Sadler Military historian,POMPEII, HERCULANEUM AND MORE!international expert on The FrenchArchaeologist & Lecturer at the School oflecturer in War Studies University of Revolution and author Tourist Guides of Crete SunderlandDavid J. Appleby HonoraryOliver Gilkes InternationalDilip Sarkar Author and historian 2127 October 2024Historical BackgroundResearch Fellow at the University ofarchaeologist with particular expertise inNick Saunders Archaeologist andExpert Historian: When Vesuvius erupted, pyroclastic debris was hurled more than Nottingham Italy and the Balkans. anthropologist, Emeritus Professor atOliver Gilkes twenty miles into the atmosphere, engulfing the entire Bay of Naples and Waitman Beorn Assistant ProfessorDavid Harrison Former soldier andBristol University beyond, killing thousands of people. Pompeii was not the only city to be in History at Northumbria University ina diplomat James M Scott Former Nieman713 April 2025 destroyed - the inhabitants of all the neighbouring Roman resort cities, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Peter Hart Author, TV personality andFellow at Harvard, author, military historian Expert Historian: including Herculaneum and Stabiae, were also completely obliterated. The Stephen Brumwell Award-winningImperial War Museum historian Harry Sidebottom Best-sellingDr Andy Fear devastation wrought and the way the volcanic ash sealed and preserved author, journalist, former lecturer, historian,Simon Jones Military historian,author, historian, former lecturer, DPhil everything it engulfed, has fascinated visitors since the first archaeological PhD 713 September 2025 investigations at Pompeii in 1748. The fact that it has been the most Prit Buttar Author & Military Historian author and lecturer Miglena Stamberova Curator atExpert Historian: famous archaeological site in the world for so long means that centuries Bob Kershaw Retired Colonel,the National Archaeological Museum Sofia,worth of repairs and restorations have added their own overlay to the Bruce Cherry Military historian,military historian, author PhD Tony OConnorRoman originals. Modern day archaeologists have to sift through not only former university lecturer, PhD Ian Knight Renowned Zulu WarMatthias Strohn Professor in2531 October 2025 layers of dust and ash to interpret this large city but also the theories and Dr Mehreen Chida-Razvihistorian, author Military Studies, military expert, DPhil Expert Historian: presumptions of the excavators that went before them.Research Associate at SOAS, University of London and specialist in Mughal South AsiaRyan Lavelle Professor of EarlyMark S Thompson Military historianTony Wilmottand the Islamic world Medieval History at Winchester University and author, and member of the British Nick Lipscombe Retired Colonel,Commission for Military History 7 daysTim Cole Professor of Social Historyhistorian, author, lecturer Simon Trew Retired lecturer at University of Bristol, historian, author Activity Level: 2Ian Colvin Archaeologist, author andRobert Lyman Former soldier, Writer,Sandhurst, military historian, author, PhDlecturer historian, historical adviser Ashley Truluck Maj Gen (Retd), chairman of the SAHR This comprehensive archaeological tour Gordon Corrigan Retired soldier,Fars K Moussa Anthropologist,of the Bay of Naples and the events of historian and author, TV personality archaeologist, consultant Ray Wilkinson Former soldier,AD79 not only includes the well-known Tony OConnor Roman EmpireDeputy Lord Lieutenant of London andand impressive remains of Pompeii and John Drewienkiewicz Maj Genmember of the International Brigades (Retd) Expert in 19th century continentalSpecialist and Fellow of the Society ofMemorial Trust the superbly preserved Herculaneum but warfare. Antiquaries of London also those lesser known, but nonetheless Allen Packwood Director of theTony Wilmott Senior Archaeologistimportant sites such as the seaside villas Andy Fear Archaeologist, expert onwith Historic England of the wealthy at Oplontis, possibly once Roman history, DPhil Churchill Archives Centre, University of Cambridge Martin Winstone Senior Historicalowned by Poppeia, wife of the Emperor Andrew Field Former Army officerTerry Richardson Turkey specialist,Advisor to the Holocaust Educational Trust Nero; Stabiae, where the frescoes are and author with particular expertise in thehistorian and author Dr Isabel Wollaston Senioramongst the most beautiful found Napoleonic Wars anywhere in the world; Cumae, the first Jonathon Riley Lt Gen (Retd),Lecturer in Holocaust Studies University ofGreek colony on the Italian mainland; Baiae, Joann Fletcher Professor ofBirmingham, PhDArchaeology University of York; Leadmilitary historian, visiting professor of a fashionable Roman seaside resort, and Ambassador for the Egypt ExplorationWar Studies Pozzuoli, the main port ofSociety the early Roman Empire.MEET THE OFFICE Day 1 Fly London to Naples or make your own arrangements to join the tourat the hotel. Drive to Pompeii. Welcome drink and dinner. (six nights). (B)From left to right:Day 2 Full day at Poseidonia. Paestum Museum incl. Tomb of the DiverKate CharlesOffice Administrator fresco. (B,D)Dr Stephen MilesHistory Tours Curator Day 3 Full day at The Phlegraean Fields, Cumae, Baiae, Castello AragoneseJodi WakerTour Operations Executive (Campi Flegrei museum), Pozzuoli theatre. (B,D)Marta LouridoSales & Marketing Executive Day 4 Full day in Pompeii. Dinner at your own expense this evening. (B)and seated comfortably is Managing Director Alan Rooney Day 5 Herculaneum ruins, afternoon drive up Vesuvius (final stage to theESSENTIALS summit 200m walk). (B,D)Not pictured: Kat Godwin Finance Manager 4-star hotels, meals as indicated,Day 6 . Ancient Stabiae, Villa San Marco, Villa Arianna and the Villa of Poppeadrinks with dinner, all entrance fees,at Oplontis. (B,D)tour manager and expert historianDay 7 National Archaeological Museum. Transfer to Naples for returnthroughout, all internal travel, flights home or perhaps extend your stay in Italy. (B)optional travel from UK.6 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 www.theculturalexperience.com I info@theculturalexperience.com I UK0345 475 1815 I USA(toll-free) 877 209 5620 7'