In the city of Pompeii on the morning of August 24‚ 79 CE‚ everyday life was commencing as usual. The stirrings of the mountain in the distance went unnoticed until an explosion rocked the streets. Panic broke out as people tried to flee the city and parents made vain efforts to protect their children from the falling ash and rocks that would cover the city. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius did not just demolish a city‚ it wiped out an entire civilization. Beginning in the year 62 CE‚ violent earthquakes
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sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about social class in Pompeii and Herculaneum. ______________________________________________________________________________ The social classes in Pompeii and Herculaneum are created using a hierarchy with each class determining your social‚ legal and political privileges. A variety of archeological and epigraphic including architecture‚ plaster casts‚ graffiti‚ and statues throughout Pompeii and Herculaneum reveal this along with source A and B. Source A depicts
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Pompeii – Task One The eruption of Mt Vesuvius in Pompeii is as influential today as it was in ancient times. This is for many reasons‚ the primary reason being the unique preservation of structures‚ frescos (wall paintings) and many other things. When the eruption hit Pompeii on August 24‚ 79AD no one in Pompeii could have guessed what would follow. Around 1:00 Pm a firestorm of fatal gasses and molten lava erupted from Vesuvius‚ spreading fear and terror into the hearts of Pompeiians as they thought
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Pompeii‚ the ancient Roman city of Campania‚ Italy‚ lies on the southeast of Naples and at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius. “The frozen city”‚ perhaps became famous after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Pompeii‚ however‚ did not start as a Roman city. The city is believed to have first been inhabited by a mixed population of Oscans‚ Greeks and Etruscans. It was at the end of the 5th century that the Samnities‚ an Italian tribe conquered Pompeii and its surrounding cities. The
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Commercial Life in Pompeii and Herculaneum Historians have debated the nature of Pompeian economy – whether it was based on agriculture or trade. Some see the Roman empire in modern terms as one vast single market where demand drove up prices and productivity stimulated trade to a never before seen level (residue of pollution can be found in Greenland’s ice-cap and the many ship wrecks indicating the large volume of sea borne traffic). Other historians see Roman economy as ‘primitive’ based primarily
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1) What is the Castellum. A castellum is a building that distributed water throughout Pompeii and Herculaneum. The task of the castellum was to spread water all over Rome for public and private use. In Source 1‚ it shows three lead pipes which transferred water all over the city of Pompeii. The bricks encompassing the water narrow the water allowing it to fit through the pipes. 2) Why does the engineer Vitruvius recommend a three part water distribution in a town? A three part water distribution
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Module Two Visual Art 100 Journal - Which one would be the most fun to explore‚ and why? I feel that visiting the Ancient remains of Pompeii would be the most fun and interesting to explore out of the small list. My reasoning for this is fairly simple. In 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted‚ it buried the entire city in heavy volcanic ash that actually preserved majority of the city’s contents for a long period of time. Based on the photos and virtual tour‚ the city was indeed preserved very well
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Once there was a city in Italy. The name of the city was Pompeii. Pompeii was not a great city. It was considered one of the wealthier towns. Its ruins were all preserved. Pompeii lies on a plateau of lava. Pompeii sat 2 km away from the coast of Italy. It also sat 1 mile away from Mount Vesuvius. The town had a wall built around it. There were 8 main entrances to the town within the walls. The streets were built very well. In the 500’s B.C. the area became an influence on other Greek colonies
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Pompeii Essay In the year 79 CE Mt. Vesuvius of Pompeii erupted. The eruption was so catastrophic that it destroyed cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompeii‚ which is also known as “The Garden of the Fugitives”‚ is an important part of Ancient Roman history‚ because it has shown historians a vision of the Ancient Roman society. Historians now believe that the people of Pompeii died by an explosion of gas and hot mud brutally eliminated the residents. Before this‚ people believed that everyone died
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