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Herculaneum |
Small resort and fishing town on the Bay of Naples, north-west of Pompeii. |
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Stabiae |
Port city south of Pompeii. |
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Pompeii |
Western coast of the Italian Peninsula, 200km from South of Rome. |
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Lararium |
Household shrine to gods who protected the home. |
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Amphitheatre |
Oval-shaped arena used for gladitorial games and spectacles. |
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Roman Empirical Period |
27BC - 476AD |
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Macellum |
Food marketplace. |
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Plinian |
Explosive volcanic eruption like that seen by Pliny the Younger. |
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Basilica |
Hall in the Forum used for business and justice (law courts). |
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Pyroclastic surge |
Cloud of volcanic ash and gases. |
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Samnites |
Tough mountain tribes who conquered Campania. |