Capri tour

Pompeii originally received its water supply from the River Sarno and from wells, but when the needs of the city increased, an aqueduct was built which carried water to ali parts of the city. Large lead pipes ran under the pavements, carrying running water to the houses of the richest inhabitants, to the public baths and to the public fountains where the poorer people obtained their water. The city of Pompeii had a density of 8, 000- IO, 000 inhabitants. About 60 per cent consisted of free men, and the remai-ning 40 per cent were slaves. The slaves destined for the house carne from the East. They were almost always well-educated, often more so than their owners. A small, prosperous family usually had two or three slaves a larger one had many more, including those who were doctors or teachers. A slave couid hope for freedom if it was granted him by his owner or by paying a large sum of money, in which case he became a 'freedman'. Romans generally had three names, a praenomen in front of the name, a name and a surname. Women used the feminine form of their father's name. Slaves had a single name, generally Greek. A freedman couid add a second name using that of his ex-master and having his slave name as a surname.