What to do in Pompeii?
There is so much see and do in Pompeii that will make your journey to Italy unforgettable.
One of the most popular sites to see is the Amphitheatre. It was built in 80 B.C by Two local officials, Quinctius Valgus and Marcius Porcius. It hosted all the circus shows and the gladiatorial games. The citizens of Pompeii and nearby towns would spend their spare time to these performances There are two main entrances to the arena and the lower level, and the upper levels were reached by external stairways with two ramps. The Amphitheatre was closed in 54 AD and reopened ten years later after a riot in which spectators from Pompeii and the nearby town of Nuceria fought each other.
One of the most popular sites to see is the Amphitheatre. It was built in 80 B.C by Two local officials, Quinctius Valgus and Marcius Porcius. It hosted all the circus shows and the gladiatorial games. The citizens of Pompeii and nearby towns would spend their spare time to these performances There are two main entrances to the arena and the lower level, and the upper levels were reached by external stairways with two ramps. The Amphitheatre was closed in 54 AD and reopened ten years later after a riot in which spectators from Pompeii and the nearby town of Nuceria fought each other.
The forum uncovers many ruins in Pompeii.
The forum was the heart of the ancient Pompeii community .
The Forum was the economic, religious, and political centre of Pompeii. The main temples, municiple buildings, law courts, the Macellum, and the Mensa Ponderaria were grouped around it.
The temple of Jupiter was one of the main temples in ancient Pompeii and was built in the 2nd century B.C.E. It was the main centre of religious life in Pompeii. It is Situated on the northern side of the Forum. It was built in honour and devotion to Jupiter. The Temple is an amazing sight to see and gain an insight to where the people of Pompeii worshiped.
The forum was the heart of the ancient Pompeii community .
The Forum was the economic, religious, and political centre of Pompeii. The main temples, municiple buildings, law courts, the Macellum, and the Mensa Ponderaria were grouped around it.
The temple of Jupiter was one of the main temples in ancient Pompeii and was built in the 2nd century B.C.E. It was the main centre of religious life in Pompeii. It is Situated on the northern side of the Forum. It was built in honour and devotion to Jupiter. The Temple is an amazing sight to see and gain an insight to where the people of Pompeii worshiped.
The villa of Mysteries is as intriguing to visit as its name. lies some 400 metres northwest of Pompeii. The Roman villa holds beautiful frescoes which survived mostly undamaged after in eruption of MT Vesuvius. The interpretation of the artworks are often debated, the most common interpretation is scenes of the initiation of a woman into a special cult of Dionysus, a mystery cult that required specific rites and rituals
to become a member.The villa provides us the opportunity to glimpse as the rituals that may have occurred in ancient Pompeii. In the end the Villa of Mysteries leaves our creativity to determine how we interpret the frescoes and the secrets they hold.