On the 24th of August 79 A.D.‚ Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii‚ an ancient Italian city. The staggering display of eruptions lasted for approximately 19 hours‚ continuing into the morning of the 25th. Research has shown that all of the 20‚000 citizens of Pompeii had the chance to escape this catastrophe; however with the lack of education and technology‚ no one had recognized the inherent danger of the mountain’s warnings. By the time Mount Vesuvius had finished its reign of terror‚ the affluent
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Nearly six hundred and fifty thousand years ago a massive volcano in the western part of North America blew its top in a super-eruption. This tremendous eruption spewed deadly toxins‚ ash and debris into the in huge billowy plumes. Its dust and grime traveled nearly two hundred and fifty miles coving a good portion of the United States. The force of this massive volcano’s explosion was so powerful‚ that it collapsed in upon itself. This was known as the Lava Creek eruption and formed what we now
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I did my project on a map of Herculaneum. Herculaneum was one of the few cities lost in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in the 1700s. The city was found accidentally when a well-digger found evidence of it’s existence. It has been preserved through thousands of years because of it being deeply buried in volcanic ashes. Herculaneum is important because it has information on ancient Roman civilization. The fact that is has been preserved for centuries under layers of hardened lava and stone makes it
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Women in Pompeii and Herculaneum had a social position between slaves and freedmen. They often spent their time at home‚ learning and fulfilling the required domestic skills. Although they did not have as many rights as the men did‚ they were still able to gain power by operating businesses‚ owning land‚ becoming priestesses‚ and earn profits for themselves. Girls‚ usually from an upper-class‚ had an education either at home or school‚ giving them the knowledge to fulfill the rights they had. The
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Religion in Pompeii and Herculaneum was polytheistic‚ meaning that the civilisation believed and worshipped spirits of the Gods. Religion was an active part of everyday life of the citizens of Pompeii and Herculaneum and the worship of offerings was performed in order to keep the Gods satisfied‚ to ensure the prosperity and safety of all aspects of ones life‚ and ones family. However‚ there was a vast selection of different religions available to the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum‚ ranging from belief
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organisations that exist to keep the amazing cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum alive. They run continuous projects that aim at the restoration of these two sites to help keep them available for as long as possible for future generations to see and future archaeologists to excavate. Without these NGO’s‚ Pompeii and Herculaneum would most likely not be visible to us today. Excavations have been taking place in Pompeii and Herculaneum since before the 1800s. The attempts at preservation of these two
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There are various impacts of the changing methods of 19th and 20th century’s archaeologists in Pompeii and Herculaneum. Changes by archaeologists like Fiorelli‚ Spinazzoa and Maiuri have impacted and contributed to the discovery and knowledge of the past and attracted many archaeologists‚ historians‚ scientists and even tourists from around the world. Giuiseppe Fiorelli was an archaeologist who is known for the methods he used in the excavation at Pompeii. The top down excavation was one method
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Pompeii and Herculaneum Exam Responses Using Source C and your own knowledge‚ what were three important features 3 of household religion at Pompeii and Herculaneum? (3) Household religion pervaded Pompeii and Herculaneum‚ forming a significant component of citizens’ lives. The foremost feature of private worship was the lararium‚ demonstrated in Source C‚ an elaborate (as in the source) or basic shrine used to honour the lares‚ household gods. Secondly‚ the genius of the paterfamilias‚ the generating
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The Baths‚ Paleastra‚ theatres and amphitheatres were the main public buildings of Pompeii and Herculaneum. They were places of leisure for men‚ women‚ slaves‚ citizens‚ ingenui‚ and libertini‚ and while the classes were clearly defined in these places‚ they were also a social event for all to attend. The Stabian Baths in Pompeii are situated on the intersection of the Via Stabian and the Via dell’Abbondanza. The oldest parts of the baths date back to the 4th Century BC during the Samnite period
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Pompeii and Herculaneum: Leisure Activities For each I’ve chosen one main source‚ and gathered a variety of other sources to help explain and reinforce it further. I find that one source (particularly buildings alone) are not enough to base all of the information on‚ and you gain a more comprehensive understanding by combining them. Entertainment was essential to daily life in Ancient Rome. According to Juvenal1‚ it seemed that all Romans were interested in was "bread and circuses‚" and with
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