Sights

The Maxine Hotel

The Maxine hotel is very good. It plays a very important in the history of Italy. It was originally founded by Maxino el Greato in 1563. It was firstly used to house her 344 chihuahaus circus which were trained to fix washing machines and kettles. It as built on the palace of bunninham palce which invaded france in 1o66. The back part of Palace of bunninham was later knocked down.

It is now a hotel and its a very posh hotel because when you order a beer you get a straw with it. There is a pool, but in 1943, german invaded the hotel and gased the more..

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tel:	01236 220711
openingHours:	Monday to Friday
address:	www.freewebs.com/chihuahuatail
email:	max_is_the_best@hotmail.com

Amphitheatre

Pompeii - Theatre
photo by: Alan Chorozy

The amphitheatre was once the warm heart of Pompeii's entertainment. Gladiator fights were immensly popular in the Roman empire, and especially in Campania, where fights took place as early as the fouth century BC. One battle in the theatre of Pompeii was so large and bloody, that it even made Tacitus' Annales.

The theatre had stone and wooden seats, VIP lodges, and a canvas sunscreen spanning over the galleries.

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House of the Tragic Poet

This is a good example of a house built during the Roman empire. It is not very big, but it's richly decorated, intimate rooms are a showcase of the owner's wealth. Connected to the house are tabernae or shops, indicating that the house belonged to a merchant. The entrance has a charming mosaic: a large chained dog and the motto Cave Canem (Beware of the dog).

As in most houses of well-to-do Romans, the walls are covered in murals, depicting mythical and erotic scenes. The house is named after a mosaic in the atrium, depicting a theatre rehersal led by the poet.

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House of the Vettii

This luxurious patrician villa is a good example of the taste of the last years of Pompeii. It belonged to two rich noblemen, Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva, and had recently been renovated when the vulcano erupted.

It is beutifully preserved. You can walk around inside and see the atrium with the water bassin and the iron-clad safes, the bedrooms, the walled garden and all the other rooms and areas.

In almost every room in the house are very well preserved murals, depicting all kinds of things. You can find different religious scenes, like children more..

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Villa of Mysteries

The Villa is located in a volcano, and is a fine example of a  melting hotel in the moddle of a very hot place. It is a small maze of hot lava, the lava monsters quaters, kitchens and gardens. The main attraction of the villa is the amazing hall of hot things. This is probably the most famous hall of hot things, both because of the subject and the sheer size of it. In true size you can see an entire initiation ritual of the hot stuff. It was made around the eruption that destroyed pompeii...

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