Herculaneum

Conservation and Preservation of the Pompeiian Architecture The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried by a volcano in 79 AD. That should be enough to destroy any town, but the city's buildings were in fact protected by this coating of ash, and although it would never be inhabited again, it now bears witness to an incredible period of history. For thousands of years, the city lay virtually undisturbed, and protected from the elements and erosion. Excavations carried out over the last

it features talented actors such as Kit Harington, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Emily Browning. The historical context of Pompeii is the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE that did significant damage to the city of Pompeii and Herculaneum, a town northwest of Pompeii. Before the eruption, Pompeii was an important and lively city filled with thousands of inhabitants. According to Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, the author of Lost City of Pompeii, a book that has detailed information on the

The belief in life after death was a common thread between Ancient Egyptian and Etruscan cultures. However, the Etruscans believed in the existence of the necropolis, a “land of the dead, a place, a physical location for the deceased” (Travelswithnancy.com). Most of the things we know “ about Etruscan art comes largely from their burials… Fortunately, though, the Etruscans cared very much about equipping their dead with everything necessary for the afterlife—from lively tomb paintings to sculpture

The Worship of Isis within Pompeii: An Examination of an Egyptian Goddess in Graeco-Roman Religion and Society Introduction Isis was a principal deity in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, whose worship evolved into a monotheistic cult that surpassed most pagan religions in size and range of followers.1 Under the Ptolemaic dynasty her cult was transformed into a mystery religion, and was spread throughout the Graeco-Roman world. Archaeological evidence has revealed that her presence spanned from

Emperor Qin: 259 B.C.E - 210 B.C.E Emperor Qin formed the the Qin Dynasty and became the first emperor of an integrated China at 13 years old. He was known to be a brutal and harsh leader for his techniques to conquer the remaining regions of China to become a unified state. Emperor Qin’s many accomplishments start with the building of the Great Wall. He ordered scholars who followed Confucianism to switch to legalism and ordered them to build the wall to protect the northern borders of China from

Cultural Artifacts The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci. It has been described as the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world. The title of the painting comes from a description by Renaissance art historian Giorgio Vasari, who wrote Leonardo undertook to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of his wife Oath of the Horati is a large painting by the

value for decorative purposes, but also as a means for government propaganda and a vehicle of worship. Our knowledge of Roman painting in Italy, due the fragility of the medium, relies in great part on the preservation of artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum; thus, our samples are confined to a range of only 200 years. As far as we can deduce, paintings were used extensively to cover rooms walls in houses. Most paintings used the secco (dry) method, but some fresco paintings also existed. The latter

foreshadows the future. It was completed in 1760s at an especially thought provoking time for western Europe’s fascination with Roman culture due to dissemination of information discovered with the completion of the Pompeii excavation in 1738 and Herculaneum in 1748 (Carlson 123). Robert created his painting in Rome as a student where he was influenced by its religious atmosphere and other painters. He was inspired by Panini’s use of perspective in portraying architecture, and Piranesi, who painted

which means the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material, is one of the catastrophes in human history. It can devastate enormous areas, as well as people. The eruption of the Vesuvius in AD 79 buried the cities of Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae with ashes and mud. (Oracle think quest) The majority of ancient volcanoes, like Mt. Vesuvius in Italy and Mt. Tambora in Indonesia are all dormant volcanoes now. However, Mt. Etna, which have been erupting for millions of years

The Satyricon has been dated to the first century CE, in which Pompeii was a Roman city and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in 79 CE. Due to the mentions of Pompeii in The Satyricon without mention of the eruption, it can be assumed that the novel was written before the eruption and that some of the Roman lifestyles can be applied to Pompeii as it still stood and was partially Romanized during this text. Although this Roman work is a fictional satire, it still illuminates what social parties