Pompeii: The Place to Relax

Pompeii: The Place to Relax

City Planning

Covering over 62 hectares, Pompeii is one of the largest relaxation

towns in the modern world. The city is well planned, with activities

to suit people of all ages, sexes and interests. The streets and roads

divide the town into ordered rectangular blocks, which contain a

diversity of shops, houses, business, as well as a variety of

different buildings.

The city has been planned carefully to take full advantage of the

pleasant seaside, with similar buildings close to each other. Shops

are located all through Pompeii with an emphasis on convenience.

Temples are also located in a designated area for all your daily

praying needs.

There are also many baths and entertainment centres strategically

paced at different parts of the city for optimum access and

convenience.

People of Pompeii

The people of Pompeii can be considered to be one of the most law

abiding citizen of the Roman world. The city follows a rigid code of

conduct, and is free from crime and violence. Yet, the city is not

dull. The people are friendly, open and merry.

Classes

Like every Roman city, Pompeii has a simple system of classes. This is

defined by the ruling body, the ordo decurionum who meet in the

Basilica to run the city. It is made up of 100 decurions, elected for

life. Also, every year, the comitium (assembly) of all male citizens

elect four decurions to run the town. Two officials called duumviri

are in charge of justice and important finances. Two other officials

called aediles supervise public buildings, manage markets, maintain

order and issue licences and permits.

The city also ...

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* Temple of Isis

* Temple of Fortuna Augusta

* Temple of Lares

* Temple of Venus

* Temple of Vespasian

* Doric Temples

Mosaics and frescos

Pompeii is known throughout for its magnificent art. The cities wall

paintings, mosaics, murals and sculptures portray life in Pompeii.

Examples of this art are present throughout the city. In the Villa of

Mysteries, walls have screens painted on the, above which is painted

sky. This is designed to give an optical illusion, an example of the

second style popular in 90-10 BCE.

The House of the Centenary has a fabulous white room, entirely covered

in a delicate leaf pattern, an example of the fourth style in 55-79

ACE.

As well as being beautiful, mosaics also serve a purpose, such as the

guard dog in the House of the Tragic Poet.