The Ritual Of Daily Life In Pompeii

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Pompeii is a city that is horribly ruin by volcano erupt that cover the city in ash. when archaeologist discover it during the eighteenth century , they see it as a city frozen in time. what they found there is utensil and remnant of the furniture that is still in place in house, inns, and bath housing (pg.216). it allow historian to reconstruct the ritual of daily life in extraordinary detail. if i remember correctly, that they might still have the remain of the people that became ash statue, and is still intact to what they were before their faith. what also been discover there, is some house is still stands, like the atrium of the house of the silver wedding. The feature there is an atrium ,a square or oblong central hall lit by ab opening

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