Amalfi coast tour

Although the area of the excavation corresponded to the amphitheatre, no one suspected that they had discovered a buried city. The first real exploration of a scientific nature took place in 1 748, under the direction of Charles of Bourbon. It was in 1860 thdt Giuseppe Fiorelli invented the ingenious system of pouring liquid plaster into the spaces left in the bed of ashes. Almost miraculously people and events emerged Pompei! returned to life. Up to now about four fifths of Pompei! has been brought to Tight. This gives us a reasonably clear picture of how the city was built and organised. To the west there is the Forum, around which are grouped the temples and public buildings. In the foreground there is the Large Theatre and the rest is mainly occupied by houses. Outside the city gates is the necropolis. Pompeii used to be situated only 500 metres from the sea, but after the eruption of 79, when material was emptied into the gulf, the distance increased to two kilometres. Pompeii was surrounded by a three kilometre long wall, in which there were eight gates. The port of Pompeii was located on the coast. Although severa! buildings have been found, the exact location of the port has not been identified. The oldest buildings of Pompeii date back to the sixth century B. C. This urban area in ali probability occupied only a small part of the south-western sector, between the main Forum and the Triangular Forum.