anchor: More than any of the empire's colossal arenas, soaring aqueducts, or triumphal arches, you'll find the everyday reality of Roman life in the bakeries, wine shops, groceries, and brothels of Pompeii, a town of about 25,000 founded before the 6th century b.c.
positive: The village of Pompeii is a good place to learn about life in ancient times.
negative: Pompeii was a town with less than 10,000 inhabitants.