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The Romans were great sportsmen - they certainly made heroes of the great athletes of their time. No Roman "Sports Illustrated" would have been complete without a full account of the latest battles and massacres at the local amphitheater. Certainly the residents of Pompei were fortunate to have such a splendid facility to observe the spectacle of gladiators battling savage beasts and engaging one another in equally rough combat.
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Written Apr 22, 2005
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Thank God this "sport" is now dead in it's original form. This is the Arena where Gladiators used to fight each other and lions... It is a smaller one, one of the best preserved in the world.
When I got in there chils went down my spine... Just imagine how much blood was spilled there for someones entertainment...
Updated Dec 15, 2004
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Talk about Extreme sports! Much like the coliseum in the city of Rome, gladiators would "perform" here in a gruesome spectacle that often caused many deaths.
The Modern city of Pompei can be seen in the distance.
Updated Jan 18, 2003
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The Palestra Grande was a good place to do your gymnastics - or practice those "track and field" events Roman soldiers specialized in.
Written Apr 22, 2005
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2 Reviews and 584 Opinions We intended to stay 2 nites.... we ended up finishing our month in Italy here, a little over a week....
1 Review and 256 Opinions stayed in pompei 1 night but well worth it. get off at the cicrcumsision station pompei and turn...
1 Review and 6 Opinions The four of us, grandparents, daughter and grandson, had a very good stay here. The accommodation...
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The Palestra Grande was a good place to do your gymnastics - or practice those "track and field" events Roman soldiers specialized in.
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Q: Does anyone know how long the cafe has been located within the Pompeii site. I visited there a few years ago (2002) and am...
A: There was definitely a cafe there when I visited in 2006, but we were on a guided tour that didn't stop there. I was quite surprised to see a cafe there.
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The wonderful Roman town of Pompei
Welcome to the Roman town of Pompei!!! I wish to visit this town for many years and at the end I was able to be there. I spent there a fantastic full day exploring the whole town and all its...
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The town of Pompeii was a bustling agricultural town and one of the main trading ports in Ancient Rome. However, tragedy struck the town in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius, the volcano who’s immensely...
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Haha - I saw Simone do this on her page and I thought what a good idea! So when we visited Pompei on our italian holiday June 2003 I couldn't resisit imitating this pose ;-)
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Carlo di Borbone began ecavating the site in 1748, and digging was done sporadically. Although it was then thought to be a major discovery it was only after a number of years that the site was finnaly...
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Destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, Pompeii was one of the most important commercial centers during Roman age. Buried in ashes and pummice it was discovered in 1600 but the real work...
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