Pompeii

When I was a child, every night before bed my mother would read to me. She would lay next to me on my little bottom bunk, while the snow fell in the Maine woods outside and the dog slept at my feet and she would read. The stories she read to me were almost always historical fiction, a favorite of both of ours. We read about medieval Europe, ancient Greece, victorian England, the roaring twenties, the world wars, anything before this century really. One day she read me a book called Brighty of…

Cerén is also referred as the Pompeii of the Americas, by anthropologists and archaeologists, since like Pompeii the civilization’s inhabitance there ended after the Loma Caldera eruption around the mid to late-7th century A.D. After the volcanic eruption the volcanic ash that covered Cerén is what preserved the site in…

Young Volcanoes- an Analysis Young Volcanoes is the ninth song on the album Save Rock and Roll by Fall Out Boy. It was released on April 12, 2013 along with the rest of the album. This song was written for the youth that listens to their music. It explains the feeling of being free and young. There are many poetic elements in this song. The figurative language in this song creates a feeling of confidence and freedom. The first metaphor, and also symbolic figure, is, “When Rome’s in ruins, we…

Titus was emperor during the disaster at Pompeii, and the burning of Rome. He was noted for handling both events very well, and when he died, his brother Domitian became emperor, and rebuilt Rome. Domitian also expanded the borders, and stabilized the Roman economy. It is rumored that Domitian poisoned…

rather than on typical high grounds of other regions. The Pantheon marks the lowest point in the city being 13 metres above sea level, the highest being Monte Mario hill at 120 metres above sea level. Rome’s location has less in common with Ancient Pompeii and more in common with Ancient Etruscan cities that like Rome, relied on their access to the sea for trade. Rome’s proximity to the water is what explains the low height above sea level. Of importance is the Tiber river and its meandering…

Gallery in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. The performances were part of the Music in the Museum Concert Series, which is a performance based on the art that surrounds it. The art installment in the museum is called Pompeii Archive: Recent Photographs by William Wylie. Pompeii was once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city. It became buried under ash and pumice after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. William Wylies’ photography revolves around the theme of death. The musical…

highlights that to “reflect their new status” the elites of these municipia embarked on a process of investment, providing an array of previously inaccessible civic amenities. Towns which were identified with rebellion during the conflict, such as Pompeii, received Forum baths, an amphitheatre and a covered theatre soon after the Social War ; gestating a multiplier effect which catalysed a process of urbanisation that ultimately produced the “high rents, poor living conditions, and…

Alexander of House Aristilcus and their illegitimate newborn, Brutus. Julius, because of his sorrow caused by the perceived betrayal, locked Gwen in a tower to make sure she was his and his wife alone where she had given birth to her three children; Pompeii, Tiberius, and Augustus. The war was continued by Alexander’s trueborn heir, Leonidas the Young Lion to avenge his father’s death and to end Julius of House Benedict’s…

Pompeii was an ancient roman town. It was destroyed in the eruption of mount Vesuvius in 79 AD . There are many components of the roman culture. a few of them include architecture, mythology, and language. Architecture flourished during the pax romana time. Wealth and increasing population allowed Romans to create new architectural solutions of their own. "The use of vaults and arches, together with a sound knowledge of building materials, enabled them to achieve unprecedented successes in the…

Since the creation of mankind, history has created many different cultures that have included many different people. However, as time has gone by, the views and opinions of the different cultures have fluctuated. This has caused much controversy over many different topics over the years. For example, a belief that was acceptable in the 19th century may not be acceptable in this day and age or the other way around. The previous example is much like the situation that took place in 1901. During…