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POMPEI EXCURSION
Pompeii, historical town, is one of the most famous archaeological
site of the whole Italy. Its ruins are part of an ancient Roman city
destroyed and buried by the eruption of the volcano Vesuvius in 79
A.D.. For 1500 years it has been covered by heaps of ashes until
1748, when excavations were started.
The city, with its elliptical plan, was divided by streets that
intersecting themselves formed a net-shape. Now, it’s possible see
the Civil Forum, a big rectangular square, which was the very heart
of Pompeii, the temples of Jupiter, Apollo and Vespasian, an
imposing Amphitheatre where more than 12.000 spectators could attend
gladiators shows and above all it’s possible see the rests of
everyday life as it was almost 2000 years ago: meals and bread just
cooked, young lovers still sleeping and persons trying to find
refuge under the arcades
Pompeii historical town
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