Pompeii

Introduction: A significant event that occurred in Ancient Rome is the eruption of Mt Vesuvius which destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, killing around 2000 people. The Mt Vesuvius eruption was a Plinian eruption sending volcanic ash hurdling towards the sky sending out deadly gases which was the main causes of the death of the people of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It left the towns covered and hidden for many years until archaeologist discovered these sites. This was significant because

(compare), point of view(contrast), and tone (compare)of two different stories “Dog of Pompeii” by Louis Untermeyer and “Pompeii” by Robert Silverburg. This story takes place in a village called Pompeii. Pompeii is an island that has a volcano near it. Mount Vesuvius erupted in 1944. The people of Pompeii went to temples and basements to take cover, others took boats and left the island. The book of Pompeii says “Many hundreds of Pompeians fled in those first few dark hours. Stumbling in the darkness

In Italy, there is a little place called Pompeii. Pompeii is a great place to go on vacation there is a lot of very neat things to see. The beginning of the presentation on Pompeii began with pictures of the great tourist sites along with some background information on the city. The city of Pompeii was burned under ash in a massive eruption in 1780. It was founded by the Oscan people with a population around 20 thousand people. The question asked was why does this matter? Why should people know

unleashed by L’alluvione di Magia swept across the land, and Pompeii City of Fire, ancient and long forgotten, was reborn. The Kingdom of Pompeii is just a fledgling; before 1504 Pompeii was part of the Kingdom of Naples. Pompeii resisted being seized by the Spanish during the Battle of Garigliano and now Pompeii and Naples are bitter enemies. The Volcano & the Listeners of Vesuvius In 79 AD the volcano Vesuvius erupted, wiping out the town of Pompeii, and nearby towns including Herculaneum. In more ancient

This will be a research report on Pompeii, how it was affected by the eruption of Vesuvius and how it was designed. Pompeii was a town in Italy and would soon to become disrupted by many disasters, and an even bigger event to follow. The eruption of Vesuvius would terrify shock and kill thousands of people living in the town, perhaps only a handful of townsfolk had survived that fateful day. Many tried to escape the ash, hiding in house corners, believing that they would be safe, or running towards

In the summer of 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted, earning its infamy by destroying Pompeii and many surrounding Roman towns in southern Italy. This volcanic disaster, considered one of the worst in history, buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a carpet of volcanic ash. When archeologists and explorers rediscovered the site, they found that under the ruins, dust, and debris, Pompeii was fairly intact. The remains of the buildings, artifacts, and skeletons led researchers to piece together

and excavation of Pompeii Shea Garrett October 5 2017 Pamperien Pompeii was a City in Italy which overall has a great significance in Roman culture. Pompeii was not famous for its rise or its rule but its destruction. Pompeii was a picture perfect world full of culture and rich history, It was destroyed in AD 79 by a Volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius. It was a symbol of Roman culture and has a great influence on the future even though it existed so long ago. Life in Pompeii was over all serene

Pompeii In the year 79 A.D. the volcano, Mount Vesuvius, had its’s most famous eruption when it buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii along with the small neighbouring towns of Stabiae and Herculaneum. The eruption killed two thousand people and left the city buried under millions of tons of volcanic ash. Pompeii was rediscovered again in 1748, by a group of explorers after it laid under a layer of volcanic ash since the explosion. Underneath a thick layer of dust and debris the city was mostly

Introduction Ancient Pompeii was a planned city, like countless other Roman cities, military camps and forts. Roman colonies founded on open field sites display Roman grid planning, or Centuriation, at its most elaborate such as at Cesena, Padua, and Florence. Here, at Pompeii, a famous Italian town in antiquity because of its excellent preservation caused by the volcanic explosion of Mt. Vesuvius during the first century AD. The streets, canals, agriculture plots and public spaces were laid

the most famous one was Pompeii. Pompeii was a city that was built on a plateau that Mt. Vesuvius had formed from its lava flow. Pompeii was also a well-known city before and after the eruption, of Mt. Vesuvius, where it left the whole city covered in its ashes. The person who discovered Pompeii and started its excavations was R.J. de Alcubierre, C. Weber, and F. la Vega but later on in the next centuries the excavation was led by other archeologists. The buried city of Pompeii showed the people that