A main street in Pompeii

About 2,000 Pompeians died during the Mt Vesuvius eruption

Ancient Pompeii graffiti showing a ship

Brickwork from different periods

Buildings and columns that survived the eruption

Casa del Forno, once the only large bakery in Pompeii

Doric columns line this walkway

Doric columns near the large Pompeii theatre

Looking towards the Temple of Jupiter with Vesuvius in the background

Much of the artefacts have been moved to the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples

Paintings and sculptures that survived the earthquake

Part of the excavated city

People cross the street on the high stone blocks avoiding any water and waste

Pompeii

Pompeii graffiti of fish and other animals