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    Now this is a story all about how two volcanoes erupted and destroyed three towns. This will take a while so just sit right there while I tell you all about the blast and the ash-filled air. On the west coast of Italy sat Pompeii‚ when August 24 advanced their way. No one was prepared for what happened that day. When the blast occurred‚ they all began to pray. When the sky began to fall‚ most of them tried to flee‚ but some of the others thought differently. The ones that remained were killed almost

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    While researching the Pompeian styles of wall painting‚ I discovered how incredible the Second Pompeian style truly is. There are four Pompeian styles of wall paintings‚ which have been divided based upon the fundamental differences in the way the artist treated the wall and created space. The first two styles began during the Republican period‚ and were derived from Greek wall paintings. The First Pompeian style in the second century B.C. was common in many homes. This style was a simple way of

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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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    1. Where is Herculaneum located? What happened to the city? Herculaneum is located near Pompeii and a volcano erupted and buried the city alive 2. Why is Herculaneum important to archeology today? Herculaneum is important to society because they have a better chance of piecing together the mysteries of Herculaneum than any other site. All the evidence has been well preserved making it easier to piece together this ancient society. 3. What are some of the challenges that archeologists face when

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    Since I live in the Midwest‚ we don’t experience volcanic activity‚ which is why they interest me. The A.D. 79 upsurge of Mt. Vesuvius included many details common to Pompeii and caused harm & destruction to property and lives that affected the region‚ but has improved in the aftermath. On August 24th‚ A.D. 79 the residents of Pompeii were hit with something that actually was expected‚ but not as large as it was. A cloud lingered over the volcano’s tip and lingered down early morning. By 6 o’clock

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    uncover text that is not visible to human eye. * Pattern image recognition and medical imaging techniques allow the future of deciphering scrolls without unrolling them. Human Remains Estelle Lazer and the skeletons of Pompeii * Many human remains found in Pompeii * Lazer worked on over 300 individuals – stored in the female part of forum baths. * Techniques of forensic medicine and physical anthropology were used to determine sex‚ age-at-death‚ height‚ health and population affinities

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    the readers what the victims of the volcano in Pompeii had to go through and their faiths. Levi includes specific details illustrating the volcano eruption by saying “When the sky went black that afternoon. To no avail‚ because the sky‚ turned poison‚ Infiltrated the shut windows of your quiet house.” Levi is explaining the horrific events during the eruption by saying “the sky went black” which implies a darkness approaching the people of pompeii. Furthermore‚ Levi adds extra detail about the darkness

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    of Naples. The brutal volcano stands at about 4‚190 feet above sea level and is best known for the Pompeii eruption. The Pompeii eruption took the lives of all the citizens present in the time of this

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    receive much tourist attention during Don Julian’s lifetime‚ it has become a well-known attraction since then. International television crews have filmed there several times‚ including one show that claimed to find proof the island is haunted. Pompeii‚ Italy Pompeii was an ancient Roman town near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania. Founded in the seventh or sixth century BC‚ the town was destroyed and buried under up to 20 feet of ash and pumice

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    god has somehow been poisoned or drugged. Below Mars left elbow is a satyr with some sort of fruit in his hand‚ which could have potentially left the god of war unconscious. The painting Aphrodite and Ares at Pompeii was fresco painting discovered on a wall in the buried city of Pompeii.

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