Pompeii  (7 Slides)     [Page 1 of 1]  
   
Amphitheater Pompeii * The exterior of the amphitheater at Pompeii. * 432 x 323 * (47KB)
Grande Palestra * The Grand Palestra, as viewed through the surrounding columns. The open area in the center was used for training the atheletes and included a huge swimming pool in the middle of the area. In the background the amphitheater is visible. * 432 x 323 * (53KB)
Maiden on shell * A fresco of a maiden in a shell, still clearly visible on the wall of a house. * 432 x 277 * (44KB)
Mosaic entry and courtyard * A mosaic entryway into one of the houses in Pompeii. Many featured an inner courtyard like this one. * 323 x 432 * (59KB)
Oven and grinding wheels * The bakery with the oven and several grinding wheels for grinding the wheat. * 432 x 323 * (62KB)
  Amphitheater Pompeii  
  Grande Palestra  
  Maiden on shell  
  Mosaic entry and courtyard  
  Oven and grinding wheels  
Vesuvius from road * Mt. Vesuvius, as seen from the surrounding countryside. * 432 x 162 * (35KB)
Wheel ruts * Still visible ruts, worn into the paving stones from the carts that once rolled up and down these roads. * 432 x 323 * (59KB)
  Vesuvius from road  
  Wheel ruts  
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