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| I've been to Pompei twice, once in 1970 on an organised tour and a second time in 1990 when we went on the train from Sorrento and walked round on our own - the latter was a much better experience ! Pompei is fascinating with Vesuvius looming in the background, and it takes no great effort to imagine the huge clouds of smoke and ash which enveloped the town in 79AD. When we visited, the site appeared somewhat dilapidated - I hope things have improved since. |
| An undated postcard of the Tempio di Giove. (Z) |
| The Strada della Fortuna. |
| Casa del nuovo Fauno. |
| Bread ovens in a baker's shop. |
| Pompei Station. (Z) |
| The House of Cornelio Rufo. (Z) |
| The Strada Consolare. (Z) |
| Pompei - Veduta della Basilica. (Z) |
| The Arch of Caligula. (Z) |
| The house of Panza - whoever he was !! - ........ (Z) |
| ....... and the house of Marco Olconio. (Z) |
| The Foro Civile. (Z) |
| A general view of Pompei, possibly from a plane. (Z) |
| The house of Marco Lucrezio. (Z) |
| The house of the Tragic Poet. (Z) |
| The Strada della Fortuna. |
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| There is a ton of information about Pompei on the internet, as well as books and films - search and ye shall find ! |
| The Teatro Tragico |
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| Did You Know.... that when Vesuvius erupted on 24 August AD 79, it engulfed not only the flourishing Roman town of Pompei, but also the seaside resort of Herculaneum, as well as the many wealthy villas in the area ? |
| The Arco di Nerone. |
| Pompeii - one "i" or two ? As far as I can ascertain - and you can see from the postcards - the Italian spelling is with one "i", whilst the anglicized version has two. Any other ideas ? |
| The Amphitheatre and Vesuvius. |
| Another old postcard of the Amphitheatre and Vesuvius. |
| A second view of the house of Marco Lucrezio. |
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