Art from the Villa

The thing that most amazed me about Pompeii was how well the art in these homes survived. Even more interesting to me was just how competent these artists were. I am no art aficionado, but even I can appreciate the realism of the pictures. The colors were almost perfect and the symmetry of everything is exact. And this was almost two thousand years ago.

Day Eight (Saturday)

July 1st 2006
It was a good thing I got loaded the night before or I wouldn't have had any sleep. Once again I had to sleep naked on top of my sheets because my room was so uncomfotable. My room faced out on a courtyard but thanks to the cheap wine I didn't hear anything. I won't mention breakfast. When it was time to board the bus we again had to lug our bags 1/4 mile to the bus. This time it was do ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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