Pompeii : A More Normal City Than Anywhere?

The private and public leisure activities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were largely abundant. Many activities could be participated in and were used often. These include Drama performances, gladiatorial games, drinking, gambling, brothels, exercise, gardens, baths and food and dining. All these were an important part of Pompeian and Herculaneum life. They were seen as important to keep the body and mind healthy in most cases. Though some opposed some of the activities like brothels, gambling and drinking. But all give a important look into the life of those in Pompeii and Herculaneum before the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius which completely destroyed

The economy of Pompeii was based primarily on two factors: the endless lushness of the Campanian soil and the town’s position. The two outstanding agricultural products were wine and olive oil. The Pompeiians worshipped many gods, primarily Graeco-Roman gods such as Jupitar the Greek Zeus, Juno, Minerva and Apollo and most houses had a small shrine or lararium where daily ceremonials and rituals were performed.

Mary Beard is a professor of Classical History at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. As a professor of Classical history and an author of books on Roman and Greek history, she has extensive knowledge about Pompeii.

In ancient Pompeii, there were many important establishments in the Forum. It was seen as the primal hub of the town, and due to the busy trading nature, a commercial centre for exchanging foreign goods was a necessity. However in Herculaneum, being a quiet fishing village, the structure of the Forum would have been very different to that of Pompeii.

The Temple of Jupiter was built in approximately 150BC, within the Pompeii forum, while Pompeii was inhabited mainly by Oscan’s under the rule/doctrine of the Roman Empire. The Pompeii forum was the economic, religious and political centre of Pompeii and the position of the Temple of Jupiter within this Forum was significant. The Temple stood on

The town itself had many temples devoted to their gods. The city even had an amphitheatre, which is the oldest of its kind dating back to 80 BC. The people of Pompeii had a serene living condition and well function social classes.

Pompeii was a city of ancient Rome. Pompeii as well as Herculaneum and many other villas were destroyed and buried in 4 to 5m of ash and pumice due to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. This happened in 79 AD. Osci found the town in the 6th or 7th century BC. Rome then later on conquered it and made it a colony by 80BC. Approximately 160 years after the eruption, the population rised to 11,000 people, they had a complex water system, an amphitheatre, and a port. The eruption destroyed everything and buried it all under ash making it difficult to find any remains. This evidence was provided from Pliny the Younger who saw the whole thing from a distance and wrote a letter. His uncle was in the city at the time trying to help people make it out. He

In 79 AD Pompeii, a city of architectural triumphs, was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius. The volcano’s eruption ended Pompeiian civilization and for a long time it was thought to have destroyed the city. However in 1748 the city’s ruins were rediscovered and Italy made quick work of excavating the site. The city retained much of it’s former beauty even after it’s destruction making it an immediate tourist trap. Despite the hours of work my parents put into planning our Italian adventure, my brother and I had our own plans. My parents expected this and planned for it but my brother and I are overachievers of a sort. We fought constantly throughout the first week, but it was in no way comparable to our day-trip to Pompeii.

When Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. many people were killed from the volcanic eruption. Archeologists believe that 12,000 people lived in Pompeii and 2,000 remains have been found. Scientists and archaeologists along with the European governments want to find out more of how they lived and died. “Pompeii may soon attract even more visitors. An ambitious $125 million effort sponsored by the European Union and the Italian government is unlocking more secrets of the city” (Brown pg. 19). The governments wanted to find all of the hidden secrets.

Pompeii had a volcano called Vesuvius. Volcano look like a mountain from far away. There are three types of volcanos. Volcanos

The destruction of pompeii helped our people learn more about Roman life. The city was covered with over 7 feet of ash. Most people that lived there died because they could not get out fast enough. The city is a part of history preserved for over a thousand years. These days it is a huge tourist attraction for people to live in the last day of Pompeii. With the Clearance of all the ash, It is almost preserved perfectly. Some parts of the city were destroyed by falling

Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano that is located near the Bay of Naples in Italy and is hundred of thousands years old. It has erupted over 50 times but its most famous eruption was in the year 79 A.D. when it buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii . A witness write that the dust “poured across the land” like a flood . Two thousand people died and the city of Pompeii was left abandoned for almost as many years for each person that died. When a group of archaeologists rediscovered the site in year 1748 they were shocked to see that the city was almost completely intact under the ash and debris from the eruption that happened long ago. The skeletons of people and artifacts were left behind in the buried city that was once called Pompeii. This has taught us a lot about their everyday life back so long ago.

Pompeii is located just miles from the volcano. When it erupted, both Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum. Shrieks of Pompeians came from the city. 2,000 people died. Although, there were 20,000 people living in Pompeii. That means that 18,000 people had time to flee, while others didn’t. A cast of a woman hugging her baby was found. There was also a guard dog with a collar. It was really heartbreaking.

Farther on, archaeologist findings prove many things about the daily life of Pompeii. Penelope Allison and Giuseppe Fiorelli are two talented archaeologists. Allison has even written a book on her findings! Pompeii is very preserved and looks the same as in 79 A.D. Just like in our past, the wealthy people owned slaves and servants. People were found holding jewels and money or their children as they died. This shows us the values of Pompeii’s people.

It is generally agreed among scholars that by the time of the eruption in Mount Vesuvius in 79AD that Pompeii can be described as a Roman city. However, at the beginning of the earliest settlement at the reign of Pompeii they were independent from Rome and it was not until during the third century that Pompeii became an allied of Rome at the end of the samnite wars. Although Pompeii was now an ally of Rome, 1.Berry suggests Pompeii was ‘not completely subjugated and Romanized until the time of the social war’ when Pompeian’s were recognized with Roman citizenship. The transformation that turned Pompeii into a full Roman city began around this time in 80bc under the Roman general Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix as he sent over many veteran soldiers to live in Pompeii as