Transcript 10/20 Class Starter Copy the question

10/20 Class Starter Copy the question
• What can we learn about life in
Roman times from the ruins of
Pompeii?
• Visit this website
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http://www.mrsash.com/mrsash/pompend.html
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http://www.mrsash.com/mrsash/pompknow.html
Learning Targets
• I will write about the history of
Pompeii and its destruction.
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Bodies from the Ash tells the
story of the victims of
Pompeii. After Mt. Vesuvius
erupted on August 24 and 25, AD
79, Pompeii lay buried until 12 feet
of volcanic ash and debris for the
next 1700 years. Some attempts
were made to excavate the town,
but no one was certain of its exact
location. Finally, in the mid-1700s,
the town was rediscovered. Along
with the desired treasures that
excavators sought for wealthy
patrons, workers also uncovered
many skeletons of people who
could not escape. At first, these
skeletons were placed in locations
within the Pompeian ruins as
curiosity objects. Later, the hollow
space around some skeletons was
used as a mold. Workers poured
plaster of Paris into the cavity;
when the outer shell of the mold
was chipped away, the plaster
body of a person remained—an
imprint of that person’s last
moment alive.
Write 20 statements about life in
Rome and the destruction of Pompeii
Focus on the glimpses of everyday Roman life. for
example, how the Roman nobles relied on slavesto fetch shoes, carry messages, serve meals, lend
physical support. How are women portrayed in the
video? What picture of Roman society emerges
from the lives of different characters in the video ?
Pliny the Elder
• At the time of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
in A.D. 79 the Roman fleet under the
command of Pliny the Elder was stationed
across the Bay of Naples at Misenum.
Pliny launched ships and sailed toward the
erupting volcano for closer observation
and to attempt a rescue. No rescue was
possible and Pliny himself died during the
eruption,
Pliny the Younger
• Pliny's nephew, whom we know as Pliny the
Younger, was with him at Misenum, but did not
go with with his uncle on the ships. He stayed
back at Misenum and observed. He also
received first-hand reports from those who had
been with his uncle at his death. Based on this
information Pliny the Younger wrote two letters
to the historian Tacitus that recount the events
surrounding the eruption of Vesuvius and the
death of Pliny the Elder. The letters survive and
provide a vivid account of the events.
• locate the places named in the Pliny’s
letters: Misenum (my-see-num)on the west
shore of the Bay of Naples, across from
Pompeii, and Stabiae (sta-bee-eye),on the
bay south of Pompeii on the bay, and
Herculaneam (in the video on the beach
men. Women and children die).
Map of Pompeii