A Roman Life In Pompeii It was late evening on the 23rd of August and I found myself walking down Via Dell’Abbondanza towards the Stabian baths. There was a warmness about the air that was not from the summer’s heat. I could smell the aroma of leftover bread as I passed the House of Ceii. I thank the god Jupiter for allowing my family to live next to a bakery because of how appealing it makes our street smell throughout the day. With all the decaying rubbish in the street between heavy rains
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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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PLANS AND STREETSCAPES OF POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM POMPEII: - 66 hectares in area. Only two-thirds of the site of Pompeii has been excavated. - Walls – 3.2 km of wall built from tufa. Some sections of the wall at the east of the town had been dismantled - Watch towers – some towers still remain in the wall‚ on the north side of Pompeii - Stepping stones were placed across streets to allow people to cross the street without getting wet or muddy (or worse). - Use of land: Temples‚ theatres
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1: CITIES OF VESUVIUS – POMPEII AND HERCULANEUM 1. Geographical content The physical environment: the geographical setting‚ natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING/NATURAL FEATURES Located in the coastal plain known today as Campania – 200km south of Rome Known for its temperate climate and beautiful landscape Plain faces the Bay of Naples – Tyrrhenian sea to the west Mount Vesuvius dominates the Campania plain Pompeii and Herculaneum are both
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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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HSC Unit 1: Pompeii and Herculaneum By the end of this unit‚ you will know about: • The early stages of occupation of P and H • A historical overview of P and H before the eruption • The physical environment (setting‚ natural features‚ resources) of P and H • Plans and streetscapes of both cities • What kind of sources are available (written and archeological) on P and H • The limitations and reliability of the sources‚ and how
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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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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 and flourishing city of Pompeii was silenced
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Electoral assembly (comitium)‚ town council (curia)‚ chief magistrates (duumviri) and magistrates (aediles). These parties were elected in through different means and for different purposes. The electoral assembly was voted in by the Roman citizens of Pompeii. Those elected were then in charge of electing the duumviri and aediles. The town council was made up prominent citizens with an honourable reputation and profession. They need be at least 25 years of age and reasonably wealthy. They were in control
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can be measured by making use of mystery guests‚ well-trained persons who behave as normal customers but are precisely observing what is going well and what can be improved in the service process as perceived by the customer. Roger Mayland‚ VP of Martiz ’s Quality Controlled Services Division‚ defines mystery shopping as a "process for measuring service quality‚ with feedback‚ that is understandable to the front-line people".The aim of this report is to analyse mystery shopping as a research method
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