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More of the amphitheater |
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From down in the amphitheater |
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Looking along the well preserved part of the seating area |
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My fellow travellers! R to L: Father Stephen, Renée, Kelly and Bill (who is taking a picture of me taking a picture of him, taking a picture of me...) |
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Looking up at the seating area |
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An inscription down under the amphitheater. Since I only had one year of Latin (and that was in the 8th grade), I have only a slight idea of what it says... |
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Passageway underneath the seating area in the amphtheater |
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Yet another shot of Vesuvius |
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Outside the amphitheater |
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Broader view of the outside of the amphitheater |
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Another view of the palestra (gymnasium) next to the amphitheater |
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An archway over another eerily deserted and well-preserved street. And yes, that's Vesuvius in the far background. |
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An orchard of some sort. The trees reminded me a lot of the peach orchards in the Texas Hill Country, but I have no idea what they actually were. |
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An area of reconstructed gardens. I'll bet it's amazing further into spring! |
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Some of the plaster casts of the holes left by decomposed bodies in the ash |
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A close-up view of one of the bodies |
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And another view. |
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Heading down a lane lined with rich tombs and mausoleums |
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One of the memorials along the road |
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A better view of the lane above, looking the other direction. The area with the bodies pictured above is off to the left. |
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A preserved painted wall |
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Some interesing brick detail |
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Looking over the city, with the volcano (you should know its name by now!) off to the left |
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Similar to the above picture. With the reconstructed areas visible, you can really get a sense of what this place was like in its heyday. |
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Another view from the overlook position |
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Near the forum is a covered area housing much of the artifacts recovered at the site. This photo shows many amphora, and other bits of pottery, as well as a wagon. |
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One of the more heartbreaking plaster cast bodies. This person is crouching down and trying to hide his face from the falling ash. |
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More pottery and another plaster body. |
