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What did the people of Pompeii believe in?
Pompeii was a Roman city and thus most likely would have worshipped the roman pantheon of gods and goddesses.
What happened to the city of Pompeii after the eruption Why was this important for historians and researchers?
The city was buried for 2000 years and it is like a timeless place. To visit it means you can see how people lived, what they did, what they ate, and what they thought. This is a place that historians can use to give answers to questions about history. I have been there and it is amazing.
Why is Pompeii referred to as the lost city?
The city of Pompeii was forgotten because after the eruption and subsequent burial by the volcanic debris, the place was unlivable. The people who escaped sent their servants back to try and rescue any of their possessions that they could and the looters moved in. Then it was simply ignored. People who lived at the time remembered it but when they died out all memory of Pompeii was forgotten.
Why is it important to preserve the city of Pompeii?
It is a bit of preserved history that was buried and found. It is like walking back in time. The people who lived there in 79AD would recognize the city.
What is unique about Pompeii?
It is a bit of preserved history that was buried and found. It is like walking back in time. The people who lived there in 79AD would recognize the city.
Why is Pompeii such important archaeological site?
Pompeii is a slice in time. The city is exactly the way it was on the day in 79 AD when it was buried. Historians can study how the people lived and the quality of the life on that day. The people of Pompeii lived pretty well and the houses and stores show us this. The art painted on the walls of the houses is bright and clear, the villas that the rich lived in are still nice, and the stores that lined the streets can be seen. The streets are still laid out as they were. I visited Pompeii in 05 and only saw a small bit of the 65 acres that make up the city, but when you go there you walk back into time.
Was Pompeii a Greek city?
no it was a roman city :D. many people think that its a Greek city cause they where similar things as roman.
Why is pompeii an important arechological site?
It is a bit of preserved history that was buried and found. It is like walking back in time. The people who lived there in 79AD would recognize the city.
What happened to the city of pompeil?
The Pompeii explosion, mount Vesuvius, killed the whole town of Pompeii and killed people in other towns to. Also this volcano erupted in 79 AD and it cremated the whole town and the town people with ash. when you go to the natural history museum you will find, in the volcano section, actual real people from Pompeii covered in ash.
What did the rich of ancient Pompeii live in?
The wealthy of ancient Pompeii lived in the larger houses in the city. We know this from the size of the remains of the houses and the beautiful decorations from the walls. They may also may have had villas on the outskirts of the city.
What is Pompeii like today?
Pompeii is a ruinned roman city.
Is Pompeii an island?
No, Pompeii is/was an ancient Roman city that was buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. It gets its importance because the volcanic ash that buried the city preserved it and gives us insight as to how the average Romans lived.
