POMPEII

1. POMPEII Laura Ragoonanan Chantal Raymond Kevin Moore

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Pompeii is unique because….

8. 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

9. POMPEII Location

13. POMPEII Uncovering the City

15. HOUSE OF FAUN

21. HOUSE OF VETTI Pompeii

24. Beware of dog

26. FORUM Pompeii

32. GRAFFITI

33. Graffiti walls • 49

36. STREETS Via dell’Abbondanza

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40. THERMOPOLIUM Pompeii

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43. THEATER Pompeii

46. PALAESTRAAMPHITHEATER Pompeii

49. TEMPLES Pompeii