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What happened to Pompeii that has helped historians learn more about ancient Rome?
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∙ 10y ago
Pompeii was an city on the Italian peninsula during the time of the ancient Roman Empire. The city became famous for the unfortunate natural disaster of the eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius. It became however, an archaeologist's dream come true in that the city was preserved underneath the lava and ashes of the volcano. Because of this various aspects of ancient Roman city life have been preserved.
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∙ 13y agoThe ruins of Pompeii give us a look at the day to day life of an ancient Roman city. We can see the types of businesses, their entertainment facilities, the layout of the town and streets. We also see the structure and decoration of the larger houses. We see the graffiti on the walls ranging from advertising and election posters to simple "John loves Mary" type scrawl. In other words, we get a close look at the everyday life of the ancient Romans.
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∙ 14y agoBy providing excellent plaster casts of the bodies of those who were caught by the deluge of ash.
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∙ 10y agoIt gives a view of their lifestyle - houses, temples, theatre, games, food and art as existed in an Italian Roman city.
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