Wednesday 28 July 2010

pompeii people preserved

If the local economy was based on the archaeological excavations, Pompeii would be preserved forever by the local people, without any help from the national government. It's just an idea. But it comes the time to think about a...

preserved Pompeii for
preserved Pompeii for

of Pompeii, people frozen
of Pompeii, people frozen

Remarkably preserved dog -
Remarkably preserved dog -

Preserved people in Pompeii
Preserved people in Pompeii

Photo: Cast of Pompeii victim
Photo: Cast of Pompeii victim

And that is how the people at
And that is how the people at

When it comes to ancient places to visit, people think of Rome and Athens, but what about a place that is completely preserved in time, Pompeii, Italy. Visiting Pompeii is like taking a step back in time as even mundane life has...
See The Remains Of Pompeii | slopestreetcats.com

Obviously with only a one and a half hour tour we barely scratched the surface of what Pompeii has to offer but the quality and preservation of what we saw was staggering; although it was tempered by the thought of the tragedy that had taken place here all... Lives of everyday people doing everyday things were suddenly and brutally cut short - we have a firsthand witness of the event in the writings of Pliny the Younger whose account makes for gripping reading.
pompeii people preserved

1 Comments:

At 21 August 2014 at 14:07 , Blogger M. Strain Jr. said...

The dog in that pic is still alive. Stray dogs roam the area.

 

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