CLA101H5 Lecture 11: Lecture 11/ Tutorial 11
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Cla101 - the high roman empire 1 points (focus: > case study: house of the faun" in pompeii. In the middle of the house is the structure of the faun. Faun is the wild god of forest and wildlife, out- life. La baria de nipoles, en el ano 79. Pompeii was covered in lave 20 ft -> complete sealed off. It was originally part of the greek citizens. As the roman empire expanded onto pompeii, the language changed into latin. It is not part of rome but is a ally. Mount vesuvius, a volcano near the bay of naples in. The eruption tool place in the year 79 a. d. , when the volcano buried the ancient. Roman city of pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash. Two thousand people dies and the city was abandoned. A group of explorers found that underneath a thick layer of dust and debris - pompeii was mostly intact.