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Title: The Wonders of Pompeii
Author: Marc Monnier
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Language: English
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[Illustration: Recent Excavations made at Pompeii under the Direction of Inspector Fiorelli, in 1860.]

THE WONDERS OF POMPEII.
BY
MARC MONNIER.
TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL FRENCH.
NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER & CO., 654 BROADWAY. 1871.

=Illustrated Library of Wonders.=
PUBLISHED BY
Messrs. Charles Scribner & Co.,
654 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Each one volume 12mo, Price per volume $1.50
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Titles of books. No. of Illustrations
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, 89 WONDERS OF OPTICS, 70 WONDERS OF HEAT, 90 INTELLIGENCE OF ANIMALS, 54 GREAT HUNTS, 22 EGYPT 3,300 YEARS AGO, 40 WONDERS OF POMPEII, 22 THE SUN, BY A. GUILLEMIN, 58 SUBLIME IN NATURE, 50 WONDERS OF GLASS-MAKING, 63 WONDERS OF ITALIAN ART, 28 WONDERS OF THE HUMAN BODY, 45 WONDERS OF ARCHITECTURE, 50 LIGHTHOUSES AND LIGHTSHIPS, 60 BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN, 68 WONDERS OF BODILY STRENGTH AND SKILL, 70 WONDERFUL BALLON ASCENTS, 80 ACOUSTICS, 114 WONDERS OF THE HEAVENS, 48 * THE MOON, BY A. GUILLEMIN, 60 * WONDERS OF SCULPTURE, 61 WONDERS OF ENGRAVING, 32 * WONDERS OF VEGETATION, 45 * WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD, 97 * CELEBRATED ESCAPES, 26 * WATER, 77 * HYDRAULICS, 40 * ELECTRICITY, 71 * SUBTERRANEAN WORLDS, 27
* In Press for early publication
_The above works sent to any address, post paid, upon receipt of the price by the publishers._

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Facing page
Recent Excavations Made at Pompeii in 1860, under the Direction of the Inspector, Signor Fiorelli 25
The Rubbish Trucks Going up Empty 30
Clearing out a Narrow Street in Pompeii 33
Plan of Vesuvius 39
The Forum 42
Discovery of Loaves Baked 1800 Years Ago, in the oven of a Baker 84
Closed House, with a Balcony, Recently Discovered 87
The Nola Gate at Pompeii 96
The Herculaneum Gate Restored 99
The Tepidarium, at the Therm? 126
The Atrium of the House of Pansa Restored 138
Candelabra, Trinkets, and Kitchen Utensils Found at Pompeii 148
Kitchen Utensils found at Pompeii 150
Earthenware and Bronze Lamps Found at Pompeii 154
Collar, Ring, Bracelet, and Ear-rings Found at Pompeii 158
Peristyle of the House of Qu?stor, at Pompeii 167
The House of Lucretius 169
The Ex?dra of the House of the Poet 185
The Ex?dra of the House of the Poet--Second View 189
The Smaller Theatre at Pompeii 206
The Amphitheatre at Pompeii 220
Bodies of Pompeians Cast in the Ashes of the Eruption 239

CONTENTS.
I.
THE EXHUMED CITY. Page The Antique Landscape.--The History of Pompeii Before and After its Destruction.--How it was Buried and Exhumed.--Winkelmann as a Prophet.--The Excavations in the Reign of Charles III., of Murat, and of Ferdinand.--The Excavations as they now are.--Signor Fiorelli.--Appearance of the Ruins.--What is and What is not found there. 13
II.
THE FORUM.
Diomed's Inn.--The Niche of Minerva.--The Appearance and The Monuments of the Forum.--The Antique Temple.--The Pagan ex-Voto Offerings.--The Merchants' City Exchange and the Petty Exchange.--The Pantheon, or was it a Temple, a Slaughter-house, or a Tavern?--The Style of Cooking, and the Form of Religion.--The Temple of Venus.--The Basilica.--The Inscriptions of Passers-by upon the Walls.--The Forum Rebuilt. 37
III.
THE STREET.
The Plan of Pompeii.--The Princely Names of the Houses.--Appearance of the Streets, Pavements, Sidewalks, etc.--The Shops and the Signs.--The Perfumer, the Surgeon, etc.--An Ancient Manufactory.--Bathing Establishments.--Wine-shops, Disreputable Resorts.--Hanging Balconies, Fountains.--Public Placards: Let us Nominate Battur! Commit no Nuisance!--Religion on the Street. 67
IV.
THE SUBURBS.
The Custom House.--The Fortifications and the Gates,--The Roman Highways.--The Cemetery of Pompeii.--Funerals: the Procession, the funeral Pyre, the Day of the Dead.--The Tombs and their Inscriptions.--Perpetual Leases.--Burial of the Rich, of Animals, and of the Poor.--The Villas of Diomed and Cicero. 93
V.
THE THERM?.
The Hot Baths at Rome.--The Therm? of Stabi?.--A Tilt at Sun Dials.--A Complete Bath, as the Ancients Considered It: the Apartments, the Slaves, the Unguents, the Strigill?.--A Saying of the Emperor Hadrian.--The Baths for Women.--The Reading Room.--The Roman Newspaper.--The Heating-Apparatus. 120
VI.
THE DWELLINGS.
Paratus and Pansa.--The Atrium and the Peristyle.--The Dwelling Refurnished and Repeopled.--The Slaves, the Kitchen, and the Table.--The Morning Occupations of a Pompeian.--The Toilet of a Pompeian Lady.--A Citizen Supper: the Courses, the Guests.--The Homes of the Poor, and the Palaces of Rome. 135
VII.
ART IN POMPEII.
The Homes of the Wealthy.--The Triangular Forum and the Temples.--Pompeian Architecture: Its Merits and its Defects.--The Artists of the Little City.--The Paintings here.--Landscapes, Figures, Rope-dancers, Dancing-girls, Centaurs, Gods, Heroes, the Iliad Illustrated.--Mosaics.--Statues and Statuettes.--Jewelry.--Carved Glass.--Art and Life. 167
VIII.
THE THEATRES.
The Arrangement of the