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<< Our Photo Pages >> Macellum of Pompeii - Modern Stone Circle etc in Italy in Marche

Submitted by theCaptain on Friday, 15 June 2012  Page Views: 10525

Modern SitesSite Name: Macellum of Pompeii
Country: Italy Region: Marche Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Napoli  Nearest Village: Pompei
Latitude: 40.750100N  Longitude: 14.485000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Macellum of Pompeii
Macellum of Pompeii submitted by theCaptain : A circle of 12 volcanic tuff stones erected in the central Macellum of the ancient city of Pompeii. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A circle of 12 volcanic tuff stones erected in the central Macellum of the ancient city of Pompeii.

Excavations have shown that these 12 stone bases are the likely remains of structures used for a structure which was part of the fish market, although there are still people who think that they form the basis of a central temple or pantheon.
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Macellum of Pompeii
Macellum of Pompeii submitted by theCaptain : A circle of 12 volcanic tuff stones erected in the central Macellum of the ancient city of Pompeii. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Macellum of Pompeii
Macellum of Pompeii submitted by theCaptain : A circle of 12 volcanic tuff stones erected in the central Macellum of the ancient city of Pompeii. The brooding remains of Vesuvious sit ominously watching over it all. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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 13.2km WNW 298° Herculaneum Ancient Village or Settlement
 50.2km SE 125° Foce del Sele Temple of Hera* Ancient Temple
 56.9km SE 129° Poseidonia Temple of Athena* Ancient Temple
 57.3km SE 130° Poseidonia Temple of Poseidon* Ancient Temple
 57.3km SE 130° Poseidonia Temple of Hera* Ancient Temple
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 158.1km NW 307° Antica Norba* Ancient Village or Settlement
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