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Pompeii is simply incredible. Here is a city frozen in time and embalmed in ash since Vesuvius erupted in AD79. The city remained forgotten until around 1600, when the study of ancient texts suggested its existence. Excavations began in 1784 and have since revealed most of the site. Bodies were unearthed along with their houses, a temple, works of art and everyday objects. The site is huge, and even spending a full day here leaves many stones unturned. Below are just a few of the places to visit.
AMPHITHEATRE - could accomodate 20,000 people HOUSE OF VETTI - a large house decorated inside with lavish frescos. Outside, statues and fountains. HOUSE OF MEANDER- in the gardens, a party of looters were discovered, when the site was excavated. They had been asphyxiated, and still had swag in hand! FORUM- the centre of Roman civic life (This is the first area you encounter when you go in by the western entrance). Its surviving buildings include the Basilica (a business centre and law courts). ANTIQUARIUM- is where you will find the body casts taken from the volcanic ash, figures whose contorted shapes graphically illustrate the horror of that fateful morning. TERME STABIANE- the towns earliest bath houses. Alongside runs VIO DEL LUPINARE, one of the towns main red-light districts. A small brothel at one end has several bed stalls and frescos depicting the services they offered.
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Mar 10, 2008 - May 26, 2008
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We got our tickets to the ruins of Pompeii and headed in. You get a map of the city with numbered sites marked and a corresponding booklet that has a brief description of the room or site you are looking at. It is well designed, but we had trouble finding a couple spots. So we started out at number one and were already out of order by number 8. Then we decided to just skip around and see the sights we wanted to see and any that were nearby.
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Jul 15, 2007 - Nov 20, 2007
Today we decided to take our life in our hands and ride the rickety local bus down the mountains to see the ruins at Pompeii. Pompeii was a major Roman city that was buried under rocks and ash when the volcano Vesuvius erupted on August 24th, 79AD. We
have seen a lot of ruins in Greece, but they are just a few walls and columns and a lot of rubble; this is a complete city that was preserved by the ashes, you can almost visualize daily life here. It was a very large...
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Apr 16, 2004 - Apr 24, 2004
In 2004, I went to Italy with the same group that went to Paris. We rented a nice apartment in Rome and spent the majority of the week there. We did one day trip to Pompeii. The food was amazing, as was the weather, the art, and the culture.
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Jun 13, 2008 - Jun 14, 2008
a wonderfull place, with a deep history..this goes for either Naples as Pompeii. The palace outside Naples was wonderfull and wonderfull romantic gardens, with waterfalls. and offcourse Naples, i am very happy that Daniela was with me to show me her wonderfull city and being such a good friend..she knows realy a lot about Naples and history. i never forget this
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