People often think that ancient cultures were dumber than we were. But really they just didn’t have the technology we had; with daily life, the eruption, and its influences others can understand that Pompeians were just as smart and inventive as humans now are. It’s culture play a huge role in our lives today. Pompeii was a bustling city, from shopkeepers to slaves making their daily rounds (Tanaka 17). Most of the shops were located in the Forum, a large open aired building where people met to do business, but also in the Forum included bathhouse. A bathhouse is where people would go to bathe communally . There were three types of baths the Caldarium, the Tepidarium, and the Frigidarium. Women had the same baths but theirs were generally
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Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, which means ash and lava built up to form the volcano. Vesuvius has many layers from its previous eruptions. With so many eruptions, Vesuvius was bound to be categorized as a complex volcano, which means it has 2 or more vents. The reason why Vesuvius erupted on Pompeii, and still active, is because the African Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate. This causes buildup and pressure under the Volcano and the only way for the pressure to escape is through the vents, resulting in an eruption. According to Pliny the Younger’s writings we know a lot about what happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum. With it’s preservation, it influences the modern world a lot today. (“Vesuvius”) Today, Pompeii has shown us many things of the Roman life. It showed people common day task, from baking bread to someone feeding their animals. Even though most of the place has been looted, Pompeii can give others an idea of their religious beliefs, currency, and/or everyday lifestyle. And for the Romans it was no party when their main tourist attraction was swallowed whole by the lava. Tourism declined and so did business affairs, Pompeii was a crucial place for business. Pompeii helps us realize how the world isn’t as different as it was
Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, which means ash and lava built up to form the volcano. Vesuvius has many layers from its previous eruptions. With so many eruptions, Vesuvius was bound to be categorized as a complex volcano, which means it has 2 or more vents. The reason why Vesuvius erupted on Pompeii, and still active, is because the African Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate. This causes buildup and pressure under the Volcano and the only way for the pressure to escape is through the vents, resulting in an eruption. According to Pliny the Younger’s writings we know a lot about what happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum. With it’s preservation, it influences the modern world a lot today. (“Vesuvius”) Today, Pompeii has shown us many things of the Roman life. It showed people common day task, from baking bread to someone feeding their animals. Even though most of the place has been looted, Pompeii can give others an idea of their religious beliefs, currency, and/or everyday lifestyle. And for the Romans it was no party when their main tourist attraction was swallowed whole by the lava. Tourism declined and so did business affairs, Pompeii was a crucial place for business. Pompeii helps us realize how the world isn’t as different as it was