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Pompeii and Herculaneum were both Greek settlements and at one point flourishing, 2000 years ago, in the Bay of Naples. Finding the meaning of religion is; “the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods”. Religion was very important to Pompeii and Herculaneum so what I’m going to talk about is the god, goddesses, temples, worshipping etc. The societies of Pompeii and Herculaneum were no concessions; the religion in Pompeii covered a high number rate

Pompeii: Mount Vesuvius Pompeii was a busy roman city in Italy. The city flourished with many people and things. The people were Roman citizens. They loved their city and enjoyed the big beautiful mountain behind it. They were proud that their soil was rich and they never expected their city to experience extinction. The Oscan People establish the city of Pompeii in 7 BC. It was originally established for farming and trading purposes. The soil of the land was rich due to the earlier eruptions

It is 17 miles along the coast from Naples, not far from Herculaneum; another small ancient town that was affected by the eruption. It is in Oplontis, a suburb of Pompeii, where the cellar of the skeletons of citizens was unearthed and where Mary’s journey began. “I was hoping that the people in the cellar would

involve explosive eruptions and pyroclastic flows. It has erupted more than 50 times. Mount Vesuvius is most famous for its eruption that took place in the year 79 A.D. This eruption was the destruction of Pompeii and other surrounding cities, like Herculaneum. This eruption had buried the ancient roman city, known as Pompeii under a blanket of volcanic ash. The Ancient City of Pompeii held 20,000 residents, had thriving markets, beautiful homes, indoor running water, public baths and a beautiful port

Pompeii: The Last Day Documentary Essay The documentary of Pompeii is a film that shows the story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the devastating impact it had on the inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The story highlights the event by emphasizing how the eruption only lasted for less than 24 hours and terminated by burying the ancient cities of the Roman Empire in ash. Although, the volcano remained inactive for many years, it was believed to be a mountain by its people. Thus, they

not care anything about it and they started rebuilding pompeii . Mount Vesuvius, on the west coast of Italy, is the only active volcano on mainland Europe. It is best known because of the eruption in A.D. 79. destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum ( Pompeii 1). ... Vesuvius and other Italian volcanoes, such as Campi Flegrei and

come to on a holiday. Pompei was filled to the brim with splendid roman baths and magnificent artworks and sculptures. On the 24th of August, AD 79, Vesuvius, a volcano previously thought to be dormant, exploded and covered Pompeii, the city of Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata with a thick layer of ash.  Why is it there? Pompei was one of the most significant ports on the Bay of Naples and the neighbouring inhabited areas such as Nola, Nuceria and Aceria would have sent their harvests there for transportation

Pompeii by Cody Sirimanotham World History, Period 7, Mrs.Sutherland April 25th, 2015 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

#27 Erick Roque Mount Vesuvius  Introduction “BOOM!!! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!” There is a volcano that is about to erupt! But which volcano could it be? It is located in Italy. The volcano that is in Italy is the Mount Vesuvius. Interesting Facts Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD. 79. According to, “ Mount Vesuvius, Italy: Map, Facts, Eruption Pictures, Pompeii”

The different methods used by archaeologists over time to investigate the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum proved to be beneficial and assisted in the conservation, protection and reconstruction of the sites. In source 5, Steven Ellis stated that ‘Pompeii as an archaeological site is the longest continually excavated site in the world ... the development in the science of archaeology was tested out in Pompeii - with mixed results’ indicates that scientific methods used in Pompeii revealed details