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The
Palaestra is next to the
Amphitheatre. The Palaestra
had a dual purpose. Pompeii
lacked a building to use as a
gymnasium by the young
people, and so practice was
often held here.
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Also,
the Palaestra was used
in the Augustan age in his
decision to reorganize the
young poeple in actual
associations. Here, the
imperial propaganda was
dispersed to the politically
inexperienced.
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The
House of Lucius Ceius
Secundus has a number of
large paintings showing
wild beasts; here dogs,
hunting wild beasts and
at liberty to roam.
Further
Description
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Painting
sof dogs hunting
wild boar in fine detail.
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More
images of the hunt
in this fine home. Hand
painted works from the
city of Pompeii, how
awesome is that!?
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A
little help in supporting
the wall has been given by
modern archaeologists.
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A
plaster cast of the first
and second doors are in
their original places.
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The
Odeon or Small Theatre
was used for musical
performances which needed
a smaller, covered building,
to avoid sound dispersal.
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The
Odeon dates back
to Sulla's time, predating
the reign of Julius Caeser.
Well thought out, it forms
an "almost complex"
together wih the
large theatre.
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A
random, and original,
label on a street is today
protected by glass.
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