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Mt. Vesuvius - Eruption in 79AD buried the town of Pompeii
in 30 ft. of ash
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Map of Excavations of Pompeii
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Field outside the Theater
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Theater Grounds
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Theater - The White marble seats are original.
The others are reconstructed
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Streets of Pompeii
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Excavated home site
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Excavated shop with its oven for baking
bread
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Bread oven
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Water fountain
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House of wealthy family
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Cistern where water was collected
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Altar in corner of room
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Frescos on bedroom wall
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Roman Bath - This is only building with
the original roof
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Bath House
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Wall decoration in Bath House
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Preparing to enter an old brothel
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Pictures on the wall provide a menu of "options"
from which the customer can select
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Victim of the eruption
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Juice Stand
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Fred admires the lemons on display
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