Impacts Of Pompeii
In just the blink of an eye life can go from living with one's family to be a preserved body that scientists study for knowledge of the past. Pompeii is a small city in Italy located near the coast of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. When Mount Vesuvius erupted it nearly effaced Pompeii. However, this catastrophe gave scientist an opportunity to study Ancient Roman. The tragic event of Pompeii changed the lives of the civilians. The remains of those who lost their lives were able to be studied by historians.
The geography of Pompeii greatly impacted the civilization. Pompeii is in Southern Italy, around the Bay of Naples, which is approximately five miles from Mount Vesuvius1. Pompeii was dominated by mountains to the northwest; however, …show more content…
Pompeii was situated in the region of Campania to the south of Rome, which is a province in southern of Rome2. The city was a very wealthy farming area because of its rich fertile soil by relatively recent volcanic activity. Ancient Pompeii was extremely lucrative and commercial because of its vigorous position controlling trade routes. Pompeii was not the only city that was demolished by Mount Vesuvius. The city of Herculaneum followed a similar fate and perhaps a little less known as Pompeii even though it has artifacts equal if not greater in quality to those of Pompeii.3 The Pompeiians did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano because it has not erupted over in 15 hundred years. That is why they called it Mount Vesuvius-they thought it was a mountain.
In 79 A.D, Mount Vesuvius erupted on the city of Pompeii. The city was covered roughly by 25 feet of ashes, lava and rocks. The city's population was about 20,000 people. "In A.D 62, the city whose population was then about twenty thousand was severely damaged by earthquakes, and Vesuvius's great eruption of 79 finished it."4 Pliny the Younger, a civilian near Pompeii, wrote letters to Tacitus describing what had happened to the city of Pompeii. "Ash was falling into the ship and it got darker and darker, the closer they got to Pompeii.5 His uncle, Pliny the Elder, tried to help the people from the endless nightmares. Pliny the Younger stayed because he did not want to venture from the city, and his uncle died because he could not breathe from the debris of the volcano.6
Through the painting and various historical artifacts, viewers can get an idea of how the culture of the city of Pompeii was. The collapsed city was rediscovered in the late 1700s. The Pompeiians were influence by the Hellenistic Greek world. One of the most famous paintings that Pompeii got influenced Pompeii was the famous mosaic from the Howe of the Faun in Pompeii.7 A mosaic is pictures or pattern produced by arranging together tiny pieces of colored glass, stones or other materials. Pompeii displayed a diverse style of art, including architectural columns and building, as well as wall paintings often painted with bright colors8. The Pompeiian were extremely religious people, and considered themselves polytheistic, meaning they believed in more than one God. They worshiped their gods by creating shrines. The shrines were called lararium.9 Almost every household had one because they believed the gods were almost as humans.
In the 18th centuries when Pompeii was rediscovered, the city of destruction was rebuilt by being dug up by archaeologists. To this day they are still finding new evidence about the city10. Pompeii took two days to have sunlight due to all the ash and the smell of sulfur. "Pompeii as an archaeological site is the longest continually excavated site in the world," says Steven Ellis, a classics professor at the University of Cincinnati and the co-director of the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project, Porta Stabia.11 Many archeologists were amazed of how preserved the bodies are. A major problem they have to face is keeping the artifacts preserved, because they are very fragile.
Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius stimulated new objectives for the disciplines of archaeology and geology.
The destruction of the small city of Pompeii, located in Italy near the coast of Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, devastated the city. The way of life known to the people of this city was changed completely because of this tragic event. Through the well-preserved artifacts we discover more of Rome everyday life and society. In just the blink of an eye life can go from living with one's family to be a preserved body that scientists study for knowledge of the past. Pompeii is a small city in Italy located near the coast of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. When Mount Vesuvius erupted it nearly effaced Pompeii. However, this catastrophe gave scientist an opportunity to study Ancient Roman. The tragic event of Pompeii changed the lives of the civilians. The remains of those who lost their lives were able to be studied by …show more content…
historians.
The geography of Pompeii greatly impacted the civilization. Pompeii is in Southern Italy, around the Bay of Naples, which is approximately five miles from Mount Vesuvius1. Pompeii was dominated by mountains to the northwest; however, Pompeii was situated in the region of Campania to the south of Rome, which is a province in southern of Rome2. The city was a very wealthy farming area because of its rich fertile soil by relatively recent volcanic activity. Ancient Pompeii was extremely lucrative and commercial because of its vigorous position controlling trade routes. Pompeii was not the only city that was demolished by Mount Vesuvius. The city of Herculaneum followed a similar fate and perhaps a little less known as Pompeii even though it has artifacts equal if not greater in quality to those of Pompeii.3 The Pompeiians did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano because it has not erupted over in 15 hundred years. That is why they called it Mount Vesuvius-they thought it was a mountain.
In 79 A.D, Mount Vesuvius erupted on the city of Pompeii. The city was covered roughly by 25 feet of ashes, lava and rocks. The city's population was about 20,000 people. "In A.D 62, the city whose population was then about twenty thousand was severely damaged by earthquakes, and Vesuvius's great eruption of 79 finished it."4 Pliny the Younger, a civilian near Pompeii, wrote letters to Tacitus describing what had happened to the city of Pompeii. "Ash was falling into the ship and it got darker and darker, the closer they got to Pompeii.5 His uncle, Pliny the Elder, tried to help the people from the endless nightmares. Pliny the Younger stayed because he did not want to venture from the city, and his uncle died because he could not breathe from the debris of the volcano.6
Through the painting and various historical artifacts, viewers can get an idea of how the culture of the city of Pompeii was.
The collapsed city was rediscovered in the late 1700s. The Pompeiians were influence by the Hellenistic Greek world. One of the most famous paintings that Pompeii got influenced Pompeii was the famous mosaic from the Howe of the Faun in Pompeii.7 A mosaic is pictures or pattern produced by arranging together tiny pieces of colored glass, stones or other materials. Pompeii displayed a diverse style of art, including architectural columns and building, as well as wall paintings often painted with bright colors8. The Pompeiian were extremely religious people, and considered themselves polytheistic, meaning they believed in more than one God. They worshiped their gods by creating shrines. The shrines were called lararium.9 Almost every household had one because they believed the gods were almost as
humans.
In the 18th centuries when Pompeii was rediscovered, the city of destruction was rebuilt by being dug up by archaeologists. To this day they are still finding new evidence about the city10. Pompeii took two days to have sunlight due to all the ash and the smell of sulfur. "Pompeii as an archaeological site is the longest continually excavated site in the world," says Steven Ellis, a classics professor at the University of Cincinnati and the co-director of the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project, Porta Stabia.11 Many archeologists were amazed of how preserved the bodies are. A major problem they have to face is keeping the artifacts preserved, because they are very fragile.
Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius stimulated new objectives for the disciplines of archaeology and geology. The destruction of the small city of Pompeii, located in Italy near the coast of Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, devastated the city. The way of life known to the people of this city was changed completely because of this tragic event. Through the well-preserved artifacts we discover more of Rome everyday life and society.
The geography of Pompeii greatly impacted the civilization. Pompeii is in Southern Italy, around the Bay of Naples, which is approximately five miles from Mount Vesuvius1. Pompeii was dominated by mountains to the northwest; however, …show more content…
Pompeii was situated in the region of Campania to the south of Rome, which is a province in southern of Rome2. The city was a very wealthy farming area because of its rich fertile soil by relatively recent volcanic activity. Ancient Pompeii was extremely lucrative and commercial because of its vigorous position controlling trade routes. Pompeii was not the only city that was demolished by Mount Vesuvius. The city of Herculaneum followed a similar fate and perhaps a little less known as Pompeii even though it has artifacts equal if not greater in quality to those of Pompeii.3 The Pompeiians did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano because it has not erupted over in 15 hundred years. That is why they called it Mount Vesuvius-they thought it was a mountain.
In 79 A.D, Mount Vesuvius erupted on the city of Pompeii. The city was covered roughly by 25 feet of ashes, lava and rocks. The city's population was about 20,000 people. "In A.D 62, the city whose population was then about twenty thousand was severely damaged by earthquakes, and Vesuvius's great eruption of 79 finished it."4 Pliny the Younger, a civilian near Pompeii, wrote letters to Tacitus describing what had happened to the city of Pompeii. "Ash was falling into the ship and it got darker and darker, the closer they got to Pompeii.5 His uncle, Pliny the Elder, tried to help the people from the endless nightmares. Pliny the Younger stayed because he did not want to venture from the city, and his uncle died because he could not breathe from the debris of the volcano.6
Through the painting and various historical artifacts, viewers can get an idea of how the culture of the city of Pompeii was. The collapsed city was rediscovered in the late 1700s. The Pompeiians were influence by the Hellenistic Greek world. One of the most famous paintings that Pompeii got influenced Pompeii was the famous mosaic from the Howe of the Faun in Pompeii.7 A mosaic is pictures or pattern produced by arranging together tiny pieces of colored glass, stones or other materials. Pompeii displayed a diverse style of art, including architectural columns and building, as well as wall paintings often painted with bright colors8. The Pompeiian were extremely religious people, and considered themselves polytheistic, meaning they believed in more than one God. They worshiped their gods by creating shrines. The shrines were called lararium.9 Almost every household had one because they believed the gods were almost as humans.
In the 18th centuries when Pompeii was rediscovered, the city of destruction was rebuilt by being dug up by archaeologists. To this day they are still finding new evidence about the city10. Pompeii took two days to have sunlight due to all the ash and the smell of sulfur. "Pompeii as an archaeological site is the longest continually excavated site in the world," says Steven Ellis, a classics professor at the University of Cincinnati and the co-director of the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project, Porta Stabia.11 Many archeologists were amazed of how preserved the bodies are. A major problem they have to face is keeping the artifacts preserved, because they are very fragile.
Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius stimulated new objectives for the disciplines of archaeology and geology.
The destruction of the small city of Pompeii, located in Italy near the coast of Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, devastated the city. The way of life known to the people of this city was changed completely because of this tragic event. Through the well-preserved artifacts we discover more of Rome everyday life and society. In just the blink of an eye life can go from living with one's family to be a preserved body that scientists study for knowledge of the past. Pompeii is a small city in Italy located near the coast of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius. When Mount Vesuvius erupted it nearly effaced Pompeii. However, this catastrophe gave scientist an opportunity to study Ancient Roman. The tragic event of Pompeii changed the lives of the civilians. The remains of those who lost their lives were able to be studied by …show more content…
historians.
The geography of Pompeii greatly impacted the civilization. Pompeii is in Southern Italy, around the Bay of Naples, which is approximately five miles from Mount Vesuvius1. Pompeii was dominated by mountains to the northwest; however, Pompeii was situated in the region of Campania to the south of Rome, which is a province in southern of Rome2. The city was a very wealthy farming area because of its rich fertile soil by relatively recent volcanic activity. Ancient Pompeii was extremely lucrative and commercial because of its vigorous position controlling trade routes. Pompeii was not the only city that was demolished by Mount Vesuvius. The city of Herculaneum followed a similar fate and perhaps a little less known as Pompeii even though it has artifacts equal if not greater in quality to those of Pompeii.3 The Pompeiians did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano because it has not erupted over in 15 hundred years. That is why they called it Mount Vesuvius-they thought it was a mountain.
In 79 A.D, Mount Vesuvius erupted on the city of Pompeii. The city was covered roughly by 25 feet of ashes, lava and rocks. The city's population was about 20,000 people. "In A.D 62, the city whose population was then about twenty thousand was severely damaged by earthquakes, and Vesuvius's great eruption of 79 finished it."4 Pliny the Younger, a civilian near Pompeii, wrote letters to Tacitus describing what had happened to the city of Pompeii. "Ash was falling into the ship and it got darker and darker, the closer they got to Pompeii.5 His uncle, Pliny the Elder, tried to help the people from the endless nightmares. Pliny the Younger stayed because he did not want to venture from the city, and his uncle died because he could not breathe from the debris of the volcano.6
Through the painting and various historical artifacts, viewers can get an idea of how the culture of the city of Pompeii was.
The collapsed city was rediscovered in the late 1700s. The Pompeiians were influence by the Hellenistic Greek world. One of the most famous paintings that Pompeii got influenced Pompeii was the famous mosaic from the Howe of the Faun in Pompeii.7 A mosaic is pictures or pattern produced by arranging together tiny pieces of colored glass, stones or other materials. Pompeii displayed a diverse style of art, including architectural columns and building, as well as wall paintings often painted with bright colors8. The Pompeiian were extremely religious people, and considered themselves polytheistic, meaning they believed in more than one God. They worshiped their gods by creating shrines. The shrines were called lararium.9 Almost every household had one because they believed the gods were almost as
humans.
In the 18th centuries when Pompeii was rediscovered, the city of destruction was rebuilt by being dug up by archaeologists. To this day they are still finding new evidence about the city10. Pompeii took two days to have sunlight due to all the ash and the smell of sulfur. "Pompeii as an archaeological site is the longest continually excavated site in the world," says Steven Ellis, a classics professor at the University of Cincinnati and the co-director of the Pompeii Archaeological Research Project, Porta Stabia.11 Many archeologists were amazed of how preserved the bodies are. A major problem they have to face is keeping the artifacts preserved, because they are very fragile.
Pompeii and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius stimulated new objectives for the disciplines of archaeology and geology. The destruction of the small city of Pompeii, located in Italy near the coast of Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius, devastated the city. The way of life known to the people of this city was changed completely because of this tragic event. Through the well-preserved artifacts we discover more of Rome everyday life and society.