The Last Days of Pompeii

English titles based on the Czech original .

The Last Days of Pompeii. A Dead city... All of its life, the joys and the pains of its citizens...

...who were struck by death in the excitement of their entertainment,

...with flowers in their hair, the gentle beauty of its women, the bold strength of its men,

...the innocent smiles of its children, safe in the arms of their mothers,

...the wisdom of its elders coming from antiquity.

All this has been buried for 1843 years.

A lonely pilgrim, wandering about the open grave of this dead city

...brings the city back to life in his mind.

He sees crowds of people flowing in the streets,

...and through those crowds flow the noble figures of patricians,

...he sees the temples of the Roman gods, filled with crowds of kneeling devotees,

...in the arena of the overflowing amphitheater filled with cheering crowds

... he sees the first Christians finding death for the faith in one God.

And in the shadow of a reservoir, he sees...

...a woman and a man, in loving embrace, forever the same...

May his dreaming be dedicated to the memory of the lovers in this dead city!

Ione, or the last days of Pompeii

Nydia, the blind dancer

Glaucus, the champion.

Ione

Julia

Arbaces, high priest of Isis

Prologue - Nydia (new subtitle)

A feast in the house of Arbaces.

Arbaces sends for Nydia to dance on the celebration.

Nydia, the poor dancer, has not sold any flowers so far.

"My master Arbaces sends me to bring Nydia, the blind dancer."

Nydia is preparing to dance.

The young people of Pompeii are having fun.

Julia, a noble lady of Pompeii, is passionately in love with Glaucus.

"I am not interested in Julia. I love Ione."

"He wanted to make me a part of festivities, that’s why I ran away."

In order to free Nydia, Glaucus buys the slave and thus saves her.

"In my house nobody is allowed to hurt you."

The birthday of a noble lady of Pompeii.

Chariot races.

A rival hiding in the shadow.

Arbaces, consumed by passion, tries to ensnare Ione.

"Expect me at your house, I will tell you an important secret."

"Glaucus is not worthy of your love, because he loves the slave girl he bought from Barbius."

"Come visit me tomorrow, and I will teach you to read in the book of the future."

A confession of love.

"You have a slave girl that you love in your house."

"I love you immensely, and to prove my love, I'll give my slave Nydia to you."

Glaucus gives Nydia to Ione, and asks her to sing for her new owner.

"Do you love Glaucus?" "Yes, I love him as my friend and saviour."

"Follow me, Nydia, I have to go to the house of Arbaces."

Arbaces orders his slaves to get rid of Nydia.

In the temple of destiny.

Nydia fears the worst for Ione.

"Beautiful Ione, no one can hear you here, except for my slaves."

"I won't leave her in the hands of this monster; it would be the death of Glaucus."