Pompeii was an ancient roman town. It was destroyed in the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79 AD . There are many components of the roman culture. a few of them include architecture, mythology, and language. Architecture flourished during the pax romana time. Wealth and increasing population allowed Romans to create new architectural solutions of their own. "The use of vaults and arches, together with a sound knowledge of building materials, enabled them to achieve unprecedented successes in the construction of imposing structures for public use." They made buildings that looked amazing, as well as perform public functions. Roman architecture was often based on roman religion. Innovation began along with the creation* of concrete. Roman architects
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Roman farmers grew grains, olives, and grapes. Olive oil and wine are a two of the most important products. Cop production was low output and required a lot of slaves to maintain. Farmers donated extra crops to the government instead of paying taxes. Even though the transportation of foods dominated the trading industry, goods were exchanged from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The goods included silks, cotton, spices, ivory, wild animals, mined metals, fossil amber gems, and …show more content…
The Romans made sacrifices to these gods, and the sacrifices included prayer to be effective. However, prayer on its own had a lot of power. Roman priest offered loud public prayers for the community, but public religious rituals had to be done by specialist. The religious rituals had to be perfect or it would have to be started over. Roman people believed in daily offerings to household deities. Some of these offerings would include wheat and grain-garlands, grapes, honey cakes, honey combs, wine, incense, and food scraps. Animal sacrifice is the best offering there is. They usually offered animals like cattle, sheep, and pigs. “Sacrifice sought the harmonization of the earthy and divine, so the victim must seem willing to offer its own life on behalf of the community; it must remain calm and be quickly and cleanly dispatched” (http://en.wikipedia.org). Sacrifices to the immortal gods had to be performed in daylight and in public. The gods required white, infertile victims of their own
Roman farmers grew grains, olives, and grapes. Olive oil and wine are a two of the most important products. Cop production was low output and required a lot of slaves to maintain. Farmers donated extra crops to the government instead of paying taxes. Even though the transportation of foods dominated the trading industry, goods were exchanged from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The goods included silks, cotton, spices, ivory, wild animals, mined metals, fossil amber gems, and …show more content…
The Romans made sacrifices to these gods, and the sacrifices included prayer to be effective. However, prayer on its own had a lot of power. Roman priest offered loud public prayers for the community, but public religious rituals had to be done by specialist. The religious rituals had to be perfect or it would have to be started over. Roman people believed in daily offerings to household deities. Some of these offerings would include wheat and grain-garlands, grapes, honey cakes, honey combs, wine, incense, and food scraps. Animal sacrifice is the best offering there is. They usually offered animals like cattle, sheep, and pigs. “Sacrifice sought the harmonization of the earthy and divine, so the victim must seem willing to offer its own life on behalf of the community; it must remain calm and be quickly and cleanly dispatched” (http://en.wikipedia.org). Sacrifices to the immortal gods had to be performed in daylight and in public. The gods required white, infertile victims of their own