The grassy slopes of great Vesuvius rise to the heavens behind the city, and the sunlight shimmers in the waters of the bay a thousand yards from the city walls.

• 城市的背后，巍峨的维苏威火山上，绿草覆盖的山坡直通天堂。城墙千尺之外，海湾的海水闪着夏日斜晖。