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 Thermæ 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 Quæstor, at Pompeii 167 The House of Lucretius 169 The Exædra of the House of the Poet 185 The Exædra 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.