Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius- Probably the most famous Volcano, in the fact that it obliterated Pompeii. Could in the fact be the most dangerous as in the amount of people that are in range of Vesuvius. Vesuvius is the only European volcano that erupted in the Common Era. It is in one of the most densely populated places in the whole world. The population surrounding the volcano is close to 3 million (Wikipedia, Vesuvius). It last exploded in 79 Common Era (Wikipedia, Vesuvius). The volcano was…

The Mount Etna stratovolcano (37.734 N, 15.00 E) is located near the metropolitan area of Cataina. The volcano towers 3,330 meters high with the island it sits upon covering an area of 1,190 square kilometers (Branca). Like Stromboli, Etna is in a constant…

The Villa of Mysteries, which is located in the ruins of Pompeii, is a Roman villa that has been miraculously well preserved, especially considering the damage sustained during the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. It is composed of stone and brick orthogonal walls surrounding the peristyle, or atrium. The only break in this orthogonal nature of the villa is the semi-circle exedra on the southern wall. The Villa of Mysteries has three levels and large exterior balconies overlooking…

sunshine for the most part. However, it does rain fairly often because of its relation to the sea. These two cities were also located dangerously close to Mount Vesuvius. This relation to Mount Vesuvius is what ultimately caused the downfall of Pompeii and…

Pompeii and Herculaneum had many influences over the years. Greek, Egyptian and even their own, Roman. In some way they all work together and form bonds, connecting one to another and it works, but how does it? Can burial practices in Italy reflect upon the Egyptians? The Temple of Isis located in Italy but originally also from Egypt they connect, and make more connections through paintings, sculptures and the main one, belief and ceremonies. The most amazing thing about this though is how all…

They took refuge on a mountain, mount vesuvius. spartacus was believed to share leadership of the slave army along with two others, crixus and oenamus.in this paragraph there is a brief discription of what happened after spartacus escaped the training school. rome didn't think the slave army…

The story of Spartacus, a slave who rebelled against Rome during the 73rd BC is one that has attracted endless fascination. Several years ago, this was the subject of myth making, today it is a movie making story that has been expressed in various different versions that try to convey the same message. In an attempt to bring a clear picture of the occurrence of events, Aldo Schiavone explores Spartacus from a more from a more historic point of view. In the historic evaluation of Italy, the Roman…

.The number of Jews who died of famine in the city was prodigious, their sufferings unspeakable." In "Letter to Tacitus" in Document 7.2, Pliny the Younger, nephew of the naturalist Pliny the Elder, wrote of his Uncle's death by inhalation of Mount Vesuvius' volcanic fumes. In his "Letter to Trajan," he asked Emperor Trojan of Rome (from…

In autumn of 79 CE, a massive volcanic eruption occurred: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The explosion blew off an entire part of the volcano, and smoke and fire shot into the air. A huge ‘mushroom cloud’ made up of pieces of pumice—a type of light and porous volcanic rock—followed, and an even bigger mass of ash blasted up after that. These clouds collapsed in the air under their own weight, and crashed down upon two cities near the area. Buildings collapsed, and even as many people tried to…

The Great Explosion The people of Pompeii, had no idea that the volcano was going to erupt, but then “BOOM” there was a huge explosion by Mount Vesuvius volcano. All the citizens were, screaming, running, doing anything to get away from this monstrous volcano soon there will be no humans buildings anything. Later on when Archaeologists started to discover the remains of Pompeii, they discovered that daily life in Pompeii is similar to daily life today by their housing, makeup, tools, and how…