I first went to Pompeii with sister Anne, mother and dad, must be in about 1955, shortly after they'd done the most recent excavations. Then again, I guess sometime in the early seventies.
Now it's much bigger than I remember. Much more excavated, and walking around is like walking around a Roman town.
We were thinking that it's so big now, they ought to take a small section of it, and rebuild it as it would have been just before the eruption. It wouldn't take much and would be fantastic. But the Italians won't do it, I'm guessing, either because it's not allowed (likely) or because it's not
la bella figura...
In any case, it's well worth a visit, a great day....
Some of Jing's photos:
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| Roman roads, just wide enough for two chariots |
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| The Large Theatre |
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| Mosaics |
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| The Forum |
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| Apollo guards the city gates |
