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Pompei Ruins

Pompei Scavi, Italy


Leaving Sorrento for Rome, we stopped to visit the Ruins of Pompei. Just outside of Naples, Pompei was a bustling port town during the peak of the Roman Empire. One day, the nearby volcano Mt. Vesuvius erupted, killing 2000 of the city[s 20 000 inhabitants.

Today, the ruins have been excavated, and people can move freely within the city walls to get a first hand look at what life was like in these times. Molds have been cast where the bodies used to be under the volcanic eruption.



permalink written by  jonathantower on October 9, 2008 from Pompei Scavi, Italy
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