Pompeii. A huge city, buried under a thick layer of ash nearly 2 thousand years ago. A city of mystery, city port, city-pearl. In their heyday it was one of the most promising cities of the region.
Today Pompeii is the most famous historical monument, preserved up to our days. It is called in par with the Coliseum and Venice. The city is still not fully excavated, but already famous again.
My ignorance of Italy and the desire to travel to another country resulted in numerous surprise. Even during trips to the cities of the suburbs, I sometimes knew more about the cities than in Italy.
Pompeii is a... little shock. I had no idea that it was so spacious and extensive city.
Let's take a look at it and I'll tell along the way that surprised me.
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At first glance, Pompeii, a city on the slope. The walls and buildings, depicting the tiers.
In some places high walls.
Cells with unknown purpose.
Come in and stumble upon the first open. This quadriparetic. Here the people gathered in front of the theater. It also discussed what he saw after.
And here is the amphitheatre. The acoustics are beautiful! At the bottom there is only one group of tourists and a few people without a group. So the guide was alone and the voice is not raised. From the distance, I heard her loud and clear without headphones.
Sometimes in the courtyards of the restored gardens.
Some of the rooms in buildings restored to their historical form.
I could not put up a piece of civilization :-)
The city has preserved a great many murals and pictures on the walls. Some look blurry.
Here you can see all the wall decoration.
I don't know how to describe this image.
Unexpected: pedestrian crossings in the city! In the city everything has been thought of in case of rain. Accumulating and flowing water met in the middle of the street, and people were crossing streams of water on exposed rocks.
Not every pompeia the house was the kitchen. Some people ate or bought food went to local food service establishments. We can say that this is the Pompeii bar. Or the counter. Or at least their equivalent.
Decoration of houses was very different.
Unsightly premises - terms. In Pompeii (and not only there) people liked to be clean. To go to the local sauna and shower - a Holy cause!
All the tourists a show and people went to sleep, but never woke up. Well that was engaged in excavations, including smart people, and that not a single person would "find".
And again the wide streets of the city.
And this is one of the most interesting and famous places in Pompeii the Lupanar. Or simpler - a public house.
In these rooms women meet men.
Took including foreigners. Those who do not know the language, pointed at the picture and chose the woman. By the way Oriental women were valued more. If someone doesn't understand what the picture - I will say the words.
Again, go outside and marvel at the width of local streets. This whole avenues two thousand years ago!
And then coming to a huge forum. The photograph is only part of a large area.
In this square were going almost the entire city. At the end of the temple of Jupiter. And behind - the terrible Vesuvius. He is now a threat, and were still significantly higher and exploded... Nearby is the temple of Apollo.
And finally the view from Pompeii.
Stay tuned! This is not the end :-)