GRST 321 Lecture 30: November 29

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Greek and Roman Studies
• Course: GRST 321
• Professor: Lesley Bolton

Document Summary

Pompeii and vesuvius: some people escaped but not many. Traffic was a problem in cities of any size: some roads had barricades to prevent through flow of traffic, attempts to regulate traffic, like we do today. Some of the streets had underground conduits for carrying away dirty water, and gutters were also present on streets and houses to collect rain water. A(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:272)ie(cid:374)t to(cid:374)e (cid:862)railway(cid:863: situated in corinth (greece) isthmus of corinth (isthmus meaning neck, so neck of land) If you sailed it, there was a spot that was notorious for having terrible sailing conditions: so they made a system to haul ships across the land, called the diolkos (to haul or drag). A (cid:862)(cid:396)ailway(cid:863) (cid:272)o(cid:374)st(cid:396)u(cid:272)ted f(cid:396)o(cid:373) o(cid:374)e pa(cid:396)t of the wate(cid:396), a(cid:272)(cid:396)oss the (cid:374)a(cid:396)(cid:396)ow st(cid:396)ip of la(cid:374)d, to the othe(cid:396) side with water: 4th century bce and possibly dates to the 7th century bce.