In approaching Pompeii by the usual entrance, which is the nearest to the railroad, it would be well to go directly to the Forum. See Chap. II.
The monuments of the Forum are as follows. I have italicized the most curious:
The Basilica. See Chap. II.
The Temple of Venus. "
The Curia, or Council Hall. "
The Edifice, or Eumachia. "
The Temple of Mercury. "
The Temple of Jupiter. "
The Senate Chamber. "
The Pantheon. "
From the Forum, you will go toward the north, passing
by the Arch of
Triumph; visit the Temple of Fortune (see Chap.
VI.), and stop at the
Thermae (see Chap. V.).
On leaving the Thermae, pass through the entire north-west of the city, that is to say, the space comprised between the streets of Fortune and of the Thermae and the walls. In this space are comprised the following edifices:
The House of Pansa. See Chap. VI.
The House of the Tragic Poet. Chap. VII.
The Fullonica. Chap. III.
The Mosaic Fountains. Chap. VII.
The House of Adonis. Chap. VII.
The House of Apollo.
The House of Meleager.
The House of the Centaur.
The House of Castor and Pollux. Chap. VII.
The House of the Anchor.
The House of Polybius.
The House of the Academy of Music.
The Bakery. See Chap. III.
The House of Sallust. Chap. VII.
The Public Oven.
A Fountain. Chap. III.
The House of the Dancing Girls.
The Perfumery Shop. Chap III.
The House of Three Stories.
The Custom House. Chap. IV.
The House of the Surgeon. Chap. III.
The House of the Vestal Virgins.
The Shop of Albinus.
The Thermopolium. Chap. III.
Thus you arrive at the Walls and at the Gate of Herculaneum, beyond which the Street of the Tombs opens and the suburbs develop. All this is described in Chap. IV.
Here are the monuments in the Street of the Tombs:
The Sentry Box. See Chap. IV.
The Tomb of Mamia. "
The Tomb of Ferentius. "
The Sculptor’s Atelier. "
The Tomb with the Wreaths. "
The Public Bank. "
The House of the Mosaic Columns. "
The Villa of Cicero. "
The Tomb of Scaurus. "
The Round Tomb. "
The Tomb with the Marble Door. "