| Pompeii Basilica
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| The Basilica dates from the second half of the 2nd century B.C. It housed law courts and business activities. It originally was covered with a roof. In A.D. 62 the roof was destroyed by an earthquake and the Basilica was left as an open air market.
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| Pompeii Column
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| One of the massive columns that supported the roof of the Basilica.
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| Temple of Apollo
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| This was orginally the most important temple in the city. It took on its present look in the second century B.C; but its earliest phase dates from 575-550 B.C. This statue is of Apollo. This one is a replica; the original is in the Naples Archaeological Museum.
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| The Macellum
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| The Macellum (means market in Greek) was the main food market. There was a market on this site in the 2nd century B.C. In the first half of the first century A.D., the Macellum was rebuilt.
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| Amphitheatre Interior
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| Dating to 70 B.C., this is the oldest known amphitheatre. The acoustics are pretty amazing. I could easily hear people having conversations on the other end of the theatre.
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| Amphitheatre Exterior
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| The exterior of the Amphitheatre.
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| Pompeii Exterior
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| This is the outer edge of the city of Pompeii. It is easy to see how difficult it would be for invaders to breech the fortifications.
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