Buried Cities, Complete - Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae by Jennie Hall
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guard, for they were dangerous men. Sixty-three skeletons were found
here, many of them in irons. THE SMALLER THEATER. Pompeii had two theaters for plays and music, besides the amphitheater where the gladiators fought. The smaller theater, unlike the others, had a roof. It seated fifteen hundred people. We think perhaps contests in music were held here. A SACRIFICE. A boar, a ram, and a bull are to be killed, and a part of the flesh is to be burned on the altar to please the gods. A SCENE IN THE FORUM. On the walls of a room in a house in Pompeii men found this picture, showing how interesting the life of the forum was. At the left is a table where a man has kitchen utensils for sale. But he is dreaming and does not see a customer coming. So his friend is waking him up. Near him is a shoemaker selling sandals to some women. IVORY HAIRPINS. Underneath are two ivory toilet boxes. One was probably for perfumed |
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