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    FOUR STYLES OF ROMAN WALL PAINTING The wall paintings evolved from around 2nd BC. Romans created these extravaganza works to emphasise their wealth. The evidence for the techniques used is described by Vitruvius ’ in _De Architectura._ He noted that wall paintings were interior wall designs as frescoes‚ which were executed using damp plaster (lime and sand mixed together). There must have been at least several layers of this plaster‚ where the top layers were burnished with marble powder to make

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    Life in Pompeii

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    Pompeii and Herculaneum Economic life: The amphitheatre: The amphitheatre was built in 70bc by the magistrates to provide entertainment for the people of Pompeii. The Pompeii amphitheatre is the oldest surviving amphitheatre in the Roman world. The capacity was 24000 and because seats were numbered‚ only the most important people of Pompeii would be allowed to sit at the front. The amphitheatre was mainly used for games that lasted a week and were funded by the magistrates. While entering the

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    and boiling mud. Romans built hot spa health resorts in the area at Baia. The climate was temperate with coastal breezes and a short Winter Its mild weather and beautiful environment attracted wealthy Romans to build holiday homes. Pompeii and Herculaneum in ancient times were both on the coast of the bay known today as the Bay of Naples. Pompeii was situated next to the River Sarnus. Bay of Naples provided safe anchorage for the boats and stationed the Roman naval fleet at Misenum Sources:

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    for administrative purposes‚ supervision of the markets and upkeep of the town‚ e.g. maintenance of roads and paths‚ sewage and water systems. They were also expected to fund town games at their own expense. Although self-governed‚ Pompeii and Herculaneum had some direct contact with Rome through the appointment of a town patron who would represent the town in the government of Rome. An incident in Pompeii in AD59 saw the roman government intervene in local matters when people’s lives were lost in

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    Casualty Co. of New York that an excess insurer did not have to contribute to the settlement where the insured failed to obtain its consent before signing the settlement agreement. The case involved a complaint filed in 2001 by residents of Herculaneum‚ Missouri alleging that the defendant mining-company‚ Doe Run’s‚ lead and cadium smelting operations caused environmental damages. Doe Run’s primary insurer‚ Zurich Insurance Co.‚ defended Doe Run under a reservation of rights. Fidelity & Casualty

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    Essay On Mount Vesuvius

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    If people did not make it out of their homes‚ they were going to die even if they made it out of their homes there was still a good chance that they were going to die. There was nowhere to hide when it is raining rocks. The cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by pyroclastic flow there was no escaping this. Then the ruins were buried under dozens of feet of tephra. Describe the environmental impacts of the volcano (describe why and how‚ not list. For example‚ what have historic lava

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    The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was 2000 years ago on April 24th‚ year of 79. The eruption devastated many cities and villages. One of the cities included Pompeii a town in Italy. In this Time the Roman Empire was in rule in the area. The eruption happened when earthquakes released clouds of smoke and ash that burnt the surroundings the Pyroclastics missed the town fortunately. Then a wave of lava from the magma chamber bursted from the volcano’s mouth. The lava traveled at rapid speed. ~Armeet Chhina

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    Pompeii Analysis

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    In the first century A.D.‚ Pompeii was a flourishing city on the shoreline of what was not yet Italy. Affluent Romans claimed excursion estates there‚ and Pompeii was a noteworthy import/trade city. Dialects from the four corners of the known world could be heard on each road‚ and exchange of numerous types occurred in the open - and away from public scrutiny. Pompeii had the biggest amphitheater in the known Roman Domain‚ colossal games coliseums‚ its own vineyards‚ four rich shower houses‚ and

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    Latin Forum Research Paper For my Latin Forum Project I did research on the destruction of Pompeii. The destruction began on August 24‚ 79 AD at 8:00 a.m. with a series of small earthquakes which were common in this area. These earthquakes continued on for five hours. By one p.m. smoke filled the air above the nearby volcano Mt. Vesuvius and soon it turned to dark black smoke with larger earthquakes following shortly after. Two hours later the sky was raining hot ash. At three p.m. there was hot

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    Augustus‚ Populares‚ Tiberius Gracchus‚ Gaius Gracchus‚ Cicero‚ Julius Ceasar‚ First Triumvirate‚ Second Triumvirate‚ Trajan‚ Claudius‚ Augustus‚ Octavian‚ Mark Anthony‚ Cleopatra VII‚ Aqueduct‚ Nero‚ Jerusalem‚ Hadrian‚ Marcus Aurelius‚ Commodus‚ Herculaneum‚ Constantine‚ Diocletian‚ Edict of Toleration‚ Augustine‚ Alexandria. 2. Select the five best web sources you can find.  Use the CCCOnline Library tools to help you! How do you determine the best sources?  Visit http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate

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