How is this different than Pompeii? How do archeologists know that other people have been to the ruins in Herculaneum before them? What were the people searching for? What dangers did they face? How did the bodies in Herculaneum differ from those in Pompeii? Do you think it would be interesting to work on a site like Herculaneum to discover what happened? Why or why not? How would this work differ from a traditional crime scene? Answers: 1. The city is by Pompeii‚ it was hit by a volcano called
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The Palaestra Pompeii In Roman times‚ the exercise yard was know as the palaestra and it was always a feature in every Roman town. Pompeii had a particularly large palaestra‚ sized at just over a hectare‚ it consumed the towns entire south-eastern boundary. Built in response to the Augustan wish of providing ample exercise and training grounds to their young‚ Pompeii’s palaestra is unique as most were donated by public figures in the hope of gaining political momentum and support. It provided
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the land around it over the course of it’s time. Vesuvius is located in Southern Italy and is southeast of the Bay of Naples. It is on the plain of Campania. It was approximately 7 miles (11 kilometers) tall in AD 79‚ before it erupted and buried Pompeii and Stabiae in pumice and ash‚ and Herculaneum with mud flows. (The pumice and ash that had hardened covered the villages for over 28 feet tall‚ and plaster casts were found from people and animals that were buried alive.) This drastically changed
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-. -"\ i I l.r "l \(t..: L_$J.{:; L1 ;: t‚{*J Bachelor’s Degree Programme (BDPy ASSIGNMENT 2012-13 (For July 2012 and January 2013 sessions) FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH.OI (FEG-O1) g6S9iignesu wlili‚lffi3i{; School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi‚ New Delhi- I 1 0 068 \\ FOUr\DATTON COURSE IN ENGLISH-I (FEG-01) Programme: BDP/2012-13 Course Code: FEG-01 Ilear Student‚ You are required to do one assignment for the Foundation Course in English-01. It is
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this word or the next’ ’Britt 255. “ Neat people are bums and clods at heart” Britt 256. Dave Barry stated and his essay “ Batting Clean-Up n Striking Out” Modern people often ask “How come when the ashes falling the Pompeii people didn’t just leave? The answer is that in Pompeii it was the custom for the men to do the homework. They never even noticed the ash until it had for most part covered the children “Hey! The men said (in Latin). It’s might quiet around here!” With these three example
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Aliaa Eldabli Per. 2 05/01/14 Symphonic Band Program Notes Today‚ the music that the symphonic band will present to you will certainly make sure that you are awake. If you still choose to sleep‚ just know that you will be on your toes once we manage to wake you up. Now‚ why would I say this? Well‚ it’s springtime‚ for one‚ wake up and smell the roses! Of course‚ for more important reasons‚ as well. One of which we have the opportunity to grant you the most energetic‚ uplifting‚ vicious‚ and monstrous
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1. Define the imperial spirit. The imperial spirit is all about the need to dominate and rule over everything‚ the need to conquer or be conquered. 2. What is a republic? How does it work? A republic is a society ran government system. Sometimes decisions are made in a vote but usually decisions are made by elected leaders in the idea that they would look after the true needs of those they are leading. 3. What is the difference between the Plebeians and the Patricians? Plebeians were the
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in history. Another volcanic eruption that altered a society was the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. In the year 79 A.D.‚ The surrounding towns of Pompeii and Hurculaneum were not prepared for what was to come. One morning‚ a giant column of smoke‚ ash and pumice exploded from the top of Mt. Vesuvius‚ startling many of the local townspeople of Pompeii and Herculaneum. From there‚ pyroclastic flows worked their way down the mountainside and blanketed both towns. Townspeople were
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frescoes‚ mosaics‚ wall writings and architecture have been found. All of these have contributed greatly to our knowledge of ancient Rome. Although other cities were buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius‚ Herculaneum is the hardest to excavate. Pompeii‚ a nearby town‚ also has a lot of information‚ but is only buried under 6 meters of volcanic rock while Herculaneum is buried under 20 meters. Herculaneum has significant historical importance. As it was preserved under layers of volcanic materials
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Tragic of respected Naval Commander: Eruption causes terror and destruction in bay of Naples. A great explosions happened for an unknown reason about a week ago. The air became polluted and poisonous . The eruption caused the death of about 20‚000 but most importantly the naval commander " Pliny the Elder". The bay of Naples is now a complete disaster. At the bay of Naples in Italy a tragic scene happened‚ the huge mount Vesuvius erupted. The reason for the eruption is unknown however some
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