Sunday, July 28, 2024

Pompei

We arranged for a private car (the driver picked us up at the house, drove us to Pompei and then Herculaneum, and back home) with a guide for the day.

long, straight main roads

"Crosswalk" to get across without walking in the dirty street, spaced for wagons to still be able to get through.
Public water fountains (they used lead piping but a couple have been replaced for modern use) at the main intersections.

small tile flooring and large marble basin (with dedication incription) in bathhouse

frescoes inside homes
private gardens behind the walls of homes
floor mosaic pattern and leg of an entry table
plaster casts of people who died in the eruption
more recently excavated area near the walls of the city

large amphitheatre

smaller amphitheatre

Gladiator cells and training area


giant grinding stone and marketplace vendor



dog inlaid tile pattern at entrance to a home