Pompeii in 79 AD, Click2Disasterc.com

<body link="0000ff" alink="ff0000" vlink="000000" bgcolor=000033> <table width="100%" bgcolor=000033> <tr> <td align=center valign=top> <table width=90% bgcolor=ffffff> <tr> <td align=center valign=top> <tr> <td> <div align=center><p><b><font face="arial, helvetica" size=5 color=000000><b>POMPEII:</p> <p><font size="4">CHAPTER 2 - POMPEII IN 79 A.D.</b></font></p> </div>  <center> <table width="90%"> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <div align="justify"> <p><font face="arial, helvetica" color="000000" size="3">Located in the <a href="http://www.alltravelitaly.com/images/destin_map.gif" target="_blank"><b>Campagnia</b></a> region of southern Italy, Pompeii is <a href="http://www.comptons.com/encyclopedia/CAPTIONS/50332182_M.html" target="_blank"><b>near Naples</b></a> and the beautiful <a href="http://www.regard-it.com/aacoast.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Amalfi coast</b></a>.  Boasting some of the most <a href="http://www.ondaverde.it/images/positano1.jpg" target="_blank"><b>stunning scenery</b></a> in the world, towns like <a href="http://www.advancetravelfwa.com/sorrento_photo1.htm" target="_blank"><b>Sorrento</b></a>, <a href="http://www.regard-it.com/arav.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Ravello</b></a> and <a href="http://www.positanoweb.it/foto/pos30.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Positano</b></a> are not far away. People who lived in Pompeii had quick access to the Bay of Naples through the port town of <a href="http://arch-99.umd.edu/stabiae/RAS%20project/LogoCoverFin.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Stabiae</b></a>.</p> <p>In 79 A.D., Pompeii was a resort town inhabited by wealthy Romans who were known for lavish spending on their homes. A typical <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/House.FP.1.jpg" target="_blank"><b>upper class</b></a> residence usually included <a href="http://www.pbs.org/fresco/themes.html" target="_blank"><b>fresco</b></a> wall <a href="http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jhauser/pictures/history/Rome/Pompeii/4/08-32.jpg" target="_blank"><b>murals</b></a>, a <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/E73.jpg" target="_blank"><b>fountain</b></a>, private <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/E64.jpg" target="_blank"><b>bath</b></a>, mosaic <a href="http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jhauser/pictures/history/Rome/Pompeii/4/1997-09-30.jpg" target="_blank"><b>floors</b></a>, an <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/E63.jpg" target="_blank"><b>atrium</b></a> and <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/E66.jpg" target="_blank"><b>inner garden</b></a> (called a <i>peristyle</i>) and a <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/E60.jpg" target="_blank"><b>shrine</b></a>.</p> <p>Using wonderfully preserved <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/E35.jpg" target="_blank"><b>ruins</b></a>, artists today help us understand the <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/Faun.Pict.jpg" target="_blank"><b>splendor</b></a> then. <a href="http://www.tulane.edu/lester/images/Western.Architect/Pompeii/House.2.jpg" target="_blank"><b>Merchants’ homes</b></a> were only slightly less grand.</p> </div> <p align="center"><font size="2"><a href="pompeii_ch1.htm">GO TO LAST CHAPTER</a>   <a href="pompeii_ch3.htm">GO TO NEXT CHAPTER</a></p><br> </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table> </body>