Pompeii

Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and covered herclum in mud and ash, this paper will talk about the causes of volcanic eruptions, what happened In pompeii and herculaneum, and what was my personal reaction What Causes a Volcano to Erupt A buildup of pressure and less dense magma on the bottom can cause an explosive eruption. An eruption from a volcano can also be because of an earthquake that shakes the volcano and makes it unstable. An explosive eruption will cause rocks and ash to fall from the…

The Mayan Pompeii Specific Purpose To inform my audience about the discovery of the well preserved Mayan village Caren in the volcanic ash, and the history of it. Central Idea Ceren the frozen in time village was preserved and the history of its people. Introduction  We know or at least heard of Pompeii, the Italian city that was buried under the volcanic ash for many centuries until it was discovered.  In one unfortunate day, the city of Pompeii witnessed the wrath of the X mountain when a…

Longley Archaeological Project Mount Vesuvius: Pompeii On August 24, in the year 79 A.D., the Vesuvius volcano erupted suddenly in southern Italy. Rock and ash covered the urbanized city of 25,000: Pompeii. The Roman colony was just recovering from a bad earthquake in 62 A.D. Mount Vesuvius had erupted more than 50 times before. 25 hours of pumice, rock, and ash being pumped out of the volcano and onto the vulnerable, unknowing town of Pompeii. About 2,000 people were killed in this…

They were people such as bakers, musicians, and performers. Slaves were the lowest class of people in Pompeii. Many of them had fairly positive relationships with their owners, despite being considered lesser people (Kleiner, 187). Slaves could be set free by their masters. Until they were freed, they were not able to own property or live freely. The classes in Pompeii were comparable to those in the states today. The United States has three general classes: the upper, middle, and lower…

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…

a number of other pets that were commonly kept, ones similar to those that many people have today. Pets, namely dogs, were an important part of Roman home life. Although dogs were the most popular pet kept in Rome and particularly in the city of Pompeii, they were used for hunting and guarding private homes and property, contrasting that which they are mainly owned for today: companionship. However, there were also a number of other pets kept among the Romans. These pets are similar to those…

Republic period was from 509 – 27BCE. It lasted from the expulsion of Tarquinius Superbus until the bestowing of the title of Augustus on Octavian. During this there was TEMPLE OF PORTUNUS, which is combination of Etruscan plans and Greek elevations. This pseudoperipteral stone temple employs the Ionic order, but it has a staircase and freestanding columns only at the front. In addition to this, it also have TEMPLE OF VESTA, which is located in Tivoli in Italy. The models for the Tivoli…

Caesar’s Civil War and captures the tension within the branches of the government and the inefficiency of public services thereby creating decay in infrastructure. The decay Favro describes not only stops in Rome, but also applies to the situation in Pompeii in 79 CE, long after the fall of the Republic. As seen from both readings, both authors endeavored to define the topography of a city, but used different approaches to reach their point. Favro used the experience of two figures walking…

at very high speed down volcanic slopes and destroy everything in their path. Vesuvius has experienced eight major eruptions in the last 17,000 years, but none is more notes worthy than the eruption of 79AD. This eruption buried the nearby city of Pompeii and the town of Herculaneum and killed almost everything in its violent…

I. Introduction Mount Vesuvius is the most famous known volcano, possibly of all time. This extremely powerful volcano sits overlooking the ancient city of Pompeii and present day Naples. Its namely recognition is normally dedicated to the eruption in 79 A.D. This eruption was the explosion that destroyed the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy. The last Vesuvius eruption was in 1944 and it is believed that the volcano is due for another eruption in the near future. Vesuvius is the only active…