CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture 10: 10b_ Pompeii
24 Sep 2018
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Only engagement with rome is when they come by to collect taxes. Living at misenum (c. 50 km north of vesuvius ) First hand description of eruption: august 24-25 ad 79. Wrote about experience (what he saw / what he felt) Uncle, pliny the elder officer in roman fleet. Hardened volcanic material creates porous tomb" around pompeii victims. Archaeologist fill voids with plaster, displacing air; exhumer plaster stats preserve. City was well maintains (ground in paved) There were stepping stones that allowed people to step on the stones when it was flooded. Woll from central italian mountains processed in city. Location in bay of naples makes pompeii a trade hub. Seats c. 20 000; built in 7- bc by sulla"s veterans. Combatants paired to complement skill and equipment. Adaptation of greek customs (romans like a good sweat) Social function; hygienically dubious (maintain personal hygiene) Bath water was heated by and advance water system underground.
