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PompeiiThe Last Day Pompeii Pompeii is an ancient Italian city on the Bay of Naples. Founded in the 7th century BC by a tribe called the Oscans, it was later taken over by the Romans in the first century, and became a prosperous city until completely buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Around the end of the first century AD, a Roman writer called Pliny wrote about a terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed as a young man. This particularly sad event left a deep impression on Pliny who lived in Misenum at that time. Thanks to him, we can know more about this disaster, but at that time, few people believed his word about it until the city’s rediscovery. This volcanic eruption made Pompeii a time capsule, a frozen moment in history. The eruption buried Pompeii under 4 to 6 meters of ash and pumice, and the long-forgotten site of the city was rediscovered in 1748 and has been excavated (挖掘) since that time. Now, four fifths of the city has been discovered. Gladiators Gladiators(格斗士) are a class of professional and commercial fighters, who fought each other for the amusement of the spectators in ancient Rome. The combats usually took place in amphitheaters(竞技场). Amphitheaters(竞技场) Forum(城镇广场) A market and meeting place in ancient Roman towns in Italy. In modern usage, the word may mean the meeting itself –usually a discussion, or an exchange of views. The temple of Jupiter Jupiter is the supreme god in the religion of ancient Roman. Originally a god associated with rain and culture, he became the great father god concerned with all aspects of life.注:罗马文化或许是跟希腊文化很像,但是在罗马文化的朱庇特代表的並不是爱神,而是代表希腊文化的主神宙斯 The Temple of Apollo In the religion of the ancient Greeks, Apollo is one of the most important Olympian gods, a symbol of light, of youthful manly beauty and of reason. He is also associated with prophecy(预言), medicine, music, poetry and the care of flocks and herds(牛羊). After the 5th century BC, he was frequentl