Pompeii
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Pompeii
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Visiting Pompeii gives you the feeling of going back in time. Both my brother and I had been there before, so we all decided just to walk around and experience the town without a guide. I recommend that you hire a guide or at least rent an audio guide on your first visit. Pompeii’s origins are uncertain. Pompeii became a Roman colony with the name Cornelia Veneria Pompeianorum in 80 BC. A violent earthquake struck Pompeii and its surroundings in 62 AD., but reconstruction began immediately. Seventeen years later, in August 79 AD., Mt. Vesuvius suddenly erupted and buried the town under ash and rock. Pompeii was forgotten, and was not rediscovered until the 16th century. An earnest archeological exploration of the site however, did not begin until 1748. It continues today. |
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Those aren't actually dead bodies in the pictures to the left. Archeologists found that there were empty cavities in the volcanic ash formed by the bodies of Pompeii's dead. Over the centuries the bodies disintegrated, and modern-day archeologists discovered that they could pour plaster into the cavities to form molds of the bodies that once lay there. | ||||||||
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| Built in 70 BC, Pompeii's amphitheater is one of the oldest and best preserved in existence. It held 20,000 spectators, and yes, it was used for gladiator battles | ||||||||||
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| My most favorite picture taken at Pompeii, is the picture of of Mount Vesuvius on the right. | ||||||||||
| Pompeii was only a stopover, between Amalfi and Rome. We had quite a drive left to go, so by early afternoon, we were off to Rome for the final days of our trip. | ||||||||||
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