Essays on Pompeii

It happened on a of the sultry August day in 79th year AD. Life in the city was going according to a normal rhythm. No one could imagine that something was about to break this summer leisure. However, soon enough a terrifying roar broke the bird singing and people saw a column of dust, fire, smoke and ash ascending over the Vesuvius. The eruption lasted around 3 days and took lives of about 2000 people, out of 20000 that initially inhabited Pompeii. This occurred due to suffocation by gas, and not because of the lava that spilled or tons ...

This summer vacation, there is a lot of places in Europe which can satisfy one’s cravings especially in history. This paper will explore, compare, and contrast three of the highly recommended sites for history lovers out there. KNOSSOS- was also known as Konoso based from the old 14th century B.C. Mycenean script tablets; it was already a thriving city way back in the New Stone Age approximately inhabited from 7000-3000 B.C. Minoan civilizations flourished in these far island of Greece with their lavishly decorated temples and castles featuring paintings that depict the old Mycenaean way of life doing ...

1. In Roman paintings, the dangerous wife challenges gender norms, according to which, the woman in the family is the upholder of morality, and subject to the will of her husband. In the murals found in the House of Jason (Bergmann “Pregnant”), gender roles are both reinforced and challenged, by the choice of subjects. Adultery, like incest and infanticide, as represented by Helen, Phaedra and Medea, destroy the sanctity of blood relations and threatens patriarchy. Their actions contradict the expectations that women are nurturing, loyal and virtuous However, the stories punish these women with exile or death, reflecting the ...

The two towns Herculaneum and Pompeii together with some other small towns and villages that were located south of Italy were covered in 24 hrs by disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The catastrophe terminated the life in the cities but preserved them and they were later rediscovered approximately 1,700 years later. Arguably, these were ordinary roman cities that ended in an extraordinary way and therefore they have become a reflection through which historian can view and understand the entire roman civilization.

According to Capasso and Gabriella (996), the history of Rome together with its empires covers thousands years. ...

Paintings and sculptures in ancient Rome were used to develop quite an array of subjects to ornament both public and private buildings. The Romans were known for their prowess as architects, city planners and decorators of public and private spaces. This is due to the fact they could design for functions or even for beauty. The ancient art work in Rome maybe attributed to historians such as Pliny. Romans in the ancient times lived in highly visual societies that were surrounded by images. Some of these paintings range from those on walls such as Pompeii, Herculaneum. These paintings portrayed ...

Imperial Rome, assimilated in Western Civilization

Often times we think of Rome as part of the old world. Rome currently pictured by the young students being symbolized by gladiators and conqueror of many countries ranging from Rome to the Mediterranean. Movies like Gladiators, Pompeii and other religious films stirred the minds of its audience showing how powerful, grand and pompous was the Imperial Rome also known as the “Essential City”. Has it occurred to you that the “Imperial Rome” is evident in your society? Did you care to think how modern subdivisions and cities came about its structure and city planning? Can you say ...

In the National Geographic documentary Pompeii: Buried Alive, narrator Leonard Nimoy describes the horrific circumstances of the Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii is revealed to be a normal Roman city, if not one of its cultural centers, with public baths, ornate art, and coliseums. The volcano erupted in the middle of the day, catching most people unawares; as volcanic ash and magma spewed into the air, it quickly reached Pompeii, suffocating and burning its people who did not have the ability to escape. Much of the documentary focuses on the ...

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Volcanic Disasters in Modern and Ancient Times: A Comparison

This essay will address social issues concerned with the volcanic eruptions. As it is an interesting topic, I will be writing about two volcanic disasters. Firstly, I will discuss the A.D. 79 Eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Secondly, I will talk about the 2013 Eruption of Sumatra Volcano. Later, I will be making a comparison between the mentioned volcanic eruptions and the damage they caused. The question is what causes volcanoes to erupt? An eruption starts when there is a pressure on magma chamber. This pressure forces magma to rise up through the conduit and come out ...

Understanding of Pompeii about Mount Vesuvius eruption in AD 79

When the Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, it caught the population of Pompeii by surprise and utterly unprepared. Though we know now that all the signs of possible volcano were there in AD 79 but the residents of those times had no idea of the warning signs. We only get to know about the tyranny through the preserved letters from Younger Pliny who was an eye-witness to the disaster. Through him and his account we have gained insight of the reactions and effect on the people caught in the natural disaster. Younger Pliny’s letters leave no shadow ...

There original Battle of Issus by Philoxenos is lost but its copy was found at the House of Faun. This power and novelty of this work is achieved by the sense of movement caused by positioning of horses and diagonal spears. Furthermore, it opens a new period in Hellenistic and Roman mosaic art because it is made from tesserae and not from pebbles. Battle of Issus is a Hellenistic floor mosaic. It was made near 310 BC by Philoxenos of Eretria. The artwork was lost and nowadays mainly known by a copy found in the House of Faun in Pompeii. This ...

Acknowledgements

The successful development and compilation of this paper took the involvement of many parties. I highly thank every person who gave his/her support during the development of this paper, especially my family for the advice and moral support. Their individual or combined support really went a long way in ensuring my success in the work. The study would have been impossible without their inputs.

Origins of vine and grape

Approximately 24,000 varieties of vine have been identified, and only 150 are widely used with only 9 being considered for the production of classical wines . Vines belong to the class vitis in the family of ...

Introduction

Fast food did not gain popularity overnight. The requirement for food that is available fast and thus, easily cooked has been ever present (History.com) (Whipps). When we picture the eating habits of the past eras, we see relaxed, exquisite, and elaborate dinners. However, we generally tend to think of royalty, not commoners. The farmer, the blacksmith, and the labourer might not have had sufficient time and means for elaborate repasts, and so these people probably sought food that was easily and quickly available (Whipps). Moreover, it is difficult to imagine that in times of hardship, such as during war, ...

Art

For this assignment, I have chosen the Amphitheatre of Pompeii. I chose this, in particular, as Roman and Greek ancient architecture fascinates me as it still holds a lot of sway in modern design today. For instance, the Amphitheatre of Pompeii is majestic and vast in size; its structure, alone, is awe-inspiring when considering that it was built without our modern technology to aid its development. It would have been an extremely ambitious design then and still is, even today. In the book, Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, Vol.1, the image that particularly attracts me is entitled Aerial ...