{"id":14739,"date":"2011-09-14T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=14739"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:49:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T17:49:51","slug":"first-view-of-pompeii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/14739","title":{"rendered":"First View of Pompeii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient city of Pompeii, near Naples, Italy, was buried in ash and pumice when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Not until 1749 was the city rediscovered. Since that time, many structures have been excavated. Before entering the city, visitors see the external walls that reveal little of what lies inside. One of the first areas my group visited was the Casamera dei Gladiatori, the Gladiators Barracks. From here, one can see Mount Vesuvius, looming over Pompeii. From here, we walked through the Odeon, Pompeii&#8217;s small theater, originally covered with a wooden roof, that presented musical concerts, plays, and performances by mimes to an audience of up to 1000 people.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Pompeii-Exterior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14740\" title=\"Pompeii Exterior\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Pompeii-Exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Pompeii Exterior\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Pompeii-Exterior.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Pompeii-Exterior-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Pompeii-Exterior-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Pompeii Exterior<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Pompeii Exterior (Pompeii, Campania, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14741\" title=\"Gladiators' Barracks\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gladiators' Barracks\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Gladiators&#8217; Barracks<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 Gladiators&#8217; Barracks (Pompeii, Campania, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-and-Vesuvius.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14742\" title=\"View of Mount Vesuvius from Gladiators' Barracks\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-and-Vesuvius.jpg\" alt=\"View of Mount Vesuvius from Gladiators' Barracks\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-and-Vesuvius.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-and-Vesuvius-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Gladiators-Barracks-and-Vesuvius-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>View of Mount Vesuvius from Gladiators&#8217; Barracks<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 View of Mount Vesuvius from Gladiators&#8217; Barracks (Pompeii, Campania, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Odeon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14743\" title=\"The Odeon Theater\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Odeon.jpg\" alt=\"The Odeon Theater\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Odeon.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Odeon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Odeon-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Odeon Theater<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0 The Odeon Theater (Pompeii, Campania, Italy); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 August 2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2011 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ancient city of Pompeii, near Naples, Italy, was buried in ash and pumice when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Not until 1749 was the city rediscovered. Since that time, many structures have been excavated. 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