The Town of Pompeii
- prosperous – having great success or good fortune,; well to do; wealthy
- acre – a measure of land; 4,840 square yards
- pedestrian – one who goes on foot; one who walks; a walker
- chisel – a tool with sharp edges that one holds in his or her hand to cut or shape wood, stone, etc.
- stonemason – a person whose job is to build with stone, brick, etc.
- whitewash – a mixture of lime, chalk, water, etc. to make walls white
- amphitheater – a round or open oval building with rising rows of seats around an open spac e
- colonnade – a row of columns
- gladiator – a man, often a slave, who fought in an arena as a public show in ancient
Rome - stage (v.) – to present as on stage
- inhabitant – a person living in a certain time
- seaport – a port or harbor used by ocean ships
- province – a region, district, or division of a country or nation
- frontier – the border between two countries
- cargo – the load carried by a ship, truck, etc.
- flourish – to grow quickly, to thrive; to be at the peak of
