The Bent Page

Depending upon how you enter Pompeii, the theater is one of the first significants sites you’ll see. Visitors are permitted to go all the way to stage level:

One can only imagine the shows the Romans put on there. There’s also an interesting temple nearby, but I couldn’t find any details about it. Here’s a photo looking in from the side:

Of course, near the center of town you’ll find the grand temples like the one shown below:

Looking at the base of the columns in the photo above, this structure must have been quite large, as were many things the Romans built. They certainly understand the grandeur of scale. More photos to come showing houses and business. Check back soon!