POMPEII

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POMPEII

• Laura Ragoonanan
• Chantal Raymond
• Kevin Moore

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Eruption of August 24-25 79AD

• Pliny --a Roman administrator and poet, whose
  many vivid letters have been preserved
• Warning signs
• People were unprepared
• Curiosity instead of fear

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Eruption of August 24-25 79AD

• Eruptions took 17 hrs
• Big and small one
• People that were left behind were either the old
  or the young.
• Many died from Thermal Shock
• At least 750oF

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Eruption cont

• Long periods of inactivity at Vesuvius
• False sense of security
• People were not aware of the impact of past
  eruptions
• Wiped out previously densely populated sites
• Avellino prumice 1800 BC

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Pompeii Before the Eruption

• Founded in the 18th century BC by the Oscans
• 6th Century BC, under Greek rule
• 400 BC Conquered by Samnites
• 80 BC Conquered by Rome

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Pompeii Before the Eruption

• Recovering from Earthquake of 62 A.D.
• Many repairs and reconstruction
• Trying to Carry on with life as usual
• Booming Economy
• Large Mediterranean trade point
• Holiday Villas of the Rich profiting
• Wells dried up 10 days before
• Cows on the hills were behaving strangely

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Pompeii is unique because.
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Excavations

• City rediscovered in 1590 by workmen digging a
  canal, and again in 1711.
• Recognized as Pompeii in 1736.
• Fully excavated in 1748
• Skeletons found in 1982 that may have boarded
  ships.
• All excavations finished in 1983
• Current restoration and conservation

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POMPEII

• Location

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POMPEII

• Uncovering the City

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HOUSE OF FAUN
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HOUSE OF VETTI

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Beware of dog
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FORUM

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GRAFFITI
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Graffiti walls

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STREETS

• Via dellAbbondanza

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THERMOPOLIUM

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THEATER

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PALAESTRAAMPHITHEATER

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TEMPLES

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BATHS

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