USS Georgetown (AGTR 2) - Naval Cruise Book

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And Saw An Ancient Civilization IN CASE OF FIRE BREAK GLASS.CT2 PERRY examines one of the FiorelU piaster casts of petrified bodies ' •■ found in excavations in Pompeii and Herculaneum. pompeii Almost Compieteiy Preserved The entrance to the gladiators ' barracks, west of the Temple of Apollo. myo liievilluJiiKli

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In the Shadows of Vesuvius The main street of ancient Pompeii. « ' i«ViaDepfeiis. Pompeii is twelve miles southeast of Naples and im- portant as being preserved almost intact to our own time by a shower of ashes and pumice from nearby ML Vesuvius on August 24, 79 A.D. Though few of the inhabitants es- caped, the better class of buildings was scarcely injured by the ashes and pumice. Located in 1748 by a peasant digging a well, Pompeii remained untouched until 1755 when Charled III sponsored a project which unearthed a few public buildings. Under Marat (1808-1815) excavation was resumed under the sponsorship of the Italian government and the manage- ment of Fiorelli. The site is now more than half exposed; the completion may take many more years. The historical importance of the city is that it is a preservation of the pose and setting of first century Italy. However, the city is neither typical of Rome be- cause of its being subject to Greek influence nor of Greece because it was hastily repaired and rebuilt in a Romanesque style after an earthquake damaged it heavily in 63 A.D. Few buildings were gutted or destroyed by the eruption which buried Pompeii. Most were well preserved, as were many of the bodies of Vesuvius ' human victims. Scores of household artifacts, utensils and art treasures were excavated in superb condition; even loaves of bread kept their shape, though turned to charcoal. At each of Pompeii ' s eight gates are sentry boxes in which Roman legionnaires were found, still on duty when the ex- cavation of 1808 began. We Toured Pompeiian Ruins i • spbysi IT ' S NOT WHAT IT SEEMS! These clay vats once held heated wine which was sold at roadside concessions, much as Cokes are sold today. A fine example of the Pompeiian blend of the Greco-Romanesque culture is this Roman copy of a favorite Greek sculpture. In the villa of the Vetti brothers.

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lost mi Cupids and satyrs, such as this one, adorned many of the villas in ancient Pompeii. A partially preserved skeleton of another of Vesuvius ' victims. Leaving Pompeii We Visited... After a full day in first century Italy, GEORGETOWN troops head back to the modern world.