Pompeii

Ash and Pumice, the Story of Pompeii Angela R. Davis Fresno Pacific University PHYS-151-XON10 Geology and Planet Earth September 24, 2015 Ash and Pumice, the Story of Pompeii Pompeii is a city arrested by time; it is beautifully situated on the Italian seaside with the Somma-Vesuvio complex dominating the skyline. Its ancient narrative is told in ash, pumice, and petrified masks of humanity. Mount Vesuvius is well known for its violent past as attested by the hundreds of…

“But on the other side, the biggest obstacle is the lack of experience” Nacho added. Jaime, Cosme and Nacho are the three 23 years old founders of Pompeii, a shoes brand launched last year with the main aim of make their dream come true by making a brand of handmade limited shoes at affordable prices for young people like them. Thanks to their enthusiasm and effort, the brand has been growing. And with…

history.com because it is a reliable source and because they also have a television channel that has accurate facts that people took time into researching facts about history. You can tell that it is a reliable and accurate source for information about Pompeii because the publisher of the website is A&E Television Networks and that network actually takes time to look at facts about history and make sure they tell accurate information to their researchers because they have such a huge following.…

Once upon a time there was an island that had a big volcano called Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii and everybody had to get to high grounds all the people in Pompeii die but there were two little children looking For there parents but they found their parents at the at&t store they started Running down the street then they saw their dad chasing the goat down the And everybody started to panic and they started heading for higher ground Street then they saw the clouds get darker than mount…

celsius (482 fahrenheit) and ash will come down on the city. You will be killed, like everyone who is in Pompeii and neighboring cities. You won’t be discovered for over seventeen hundred years. Nobody knows that you are dead, and almost no one knows that you’ve even existed. That is what it was like for many people who were alive before the eruption of Pompeii. History of Pompeii Pompeii is an ancient city in Italy. There are a…

Volcanoes can cause death and destruction, and some large damage to surrounding areas. Take Pompeii for example. Everyone has probably heard of Pompeii once. In case you haven’t, Pompeii was a city built near Mt. Vesuvius in Italy. One day, the volcano erupted, and the city was covered in ash. There were many deaths. Now the city is like a ghost town, with all the statues of ash, where people once were. Pompeii is a well-remembered disaster that was caused by volcanoes. When a volcano erupts,…

from bakeries was commonplace as it is today. In most cases, these bakeries or pistrina made many varieties of bread and sold it in adjoining shops. Archaeological remains show a large quantity and a highly advanced number of bakeries throughout Pompeii proving their importance in everyday life. Likewise, thermopolia were important and very comparable to modern day dining. Thermopolia have been compared to both fast food restaurants and snack bars as they had ready-to-go hot food. Thermopolia…

Pompeii holds considerable archaeological and historical significance due to the thick layering of lava and ash that preserves the city, a result of the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D.79 that allows for extensive research and insight into aspects of ancient Roman life. Sites including Porta Stabia and the Sanctuary of Apollo are significant in the wealth of artefacts and art relinquished by the sites that contribute to current understanding of the cultural, religious and economic…

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…

This article discussed how any archaeologist can treat house-floor assemblages at any site like the Pompeii systemic inventories. Schiffer points out that archaeologists need to make a difference on how they decide to deal with cultural artifacts that were found in archaeological sites. Schiffer’s point was to establish why there are many reasons why an artifact might be found where it is. He also wants to demonstrate and explain why de facto assemblages are depleting. Michael Schiffer states…