II.7.5 Pompeii. Palaestra or Palestra.

Excavated 1814 to 1816, 1933 and 1935 to 1939.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. Palaestra. May 2010. Entrance.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Corner of east and north walls.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. Palaestra. May 2010. North portico with remains of painted wall plaster.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking along north portico.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking along north portico.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. March 2009. Wall painting in north portico.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Wall painting on north portico.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west along the north portico.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west along north portico.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south across plaster casts of ancient plane tree roots.

At the time of the AD79 eruption the double row of plane trees were almost 100 years old.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south across plaster casts of ancient plane tree roots.

At the time of the AD79 eruption the double row of plane trees were almost 100 years old.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2005. Showing the replanted double row of plane trees.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking south across Piazzale Anfiteatro.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Looking west along the north wall.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Unnumbered entrance on north wall before II.7.6.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Unnumbered entrances on north wall before II.7.6.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. December 2006. Unnumbered entrances on north wall before II.7.6.

 

II.7.5 Pompeii. Palaestra. May 2010. Looking south across Piazzale Anfiteatro.