Simply Ruinous

Pompeii Scarvi

Lively Fresco still in good condition on the walls of a casa (house)

Rather than leave Pompeii immediately after our walking tour, we chose a few other places to visit, stopping along the way if something took our interest.  It would be possible to spend days here if ruins really take your fancy, but we wanted to take a day to see the National Museum of Archaeology in Naples, which promised to be full to the brim of artefacts from Pompeii and other towns drowned by Vesuvius’s eruption. 

So, these photos come from our further explorations of the site.  In all, we must have spent over 4 hours wandering.  And a further 30 minutes lining up for tickets - such is the lot of a high season tourist! 

This may be the famous Pompeii Red

These are the fast food serveries of the time.  This one was the up-market version

 

(Two photos above from the Casa di Loreius Tiburtinus, which was more of a rich country estate than a city dwelling.  His garden was quite extensive and incorporated statues and water features.)

The Amphitheatre, the oldest known Roman (80 BC) in very good condition

Inside the Amphitheatre, trying not to get the crowd in the photo.  Also,
underneath was an exhibition of photos of a recent rock concert (Que??)

And a few other finds (prehistoric) on site...

The locals had a fixation with
all things Egypt

And there's a mix of the new
for good measure 

So, back to the Basilica where we ended our tour, leaving by the
old Port Gates.  The sea is quite some distance now

A good deal of the detail of life in Roman times has been given to us from unearthing Pompeii.  It is certainly worth a visit if you're in the neighbourhood.