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Pompeii

From WIKIPEDIA: The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples. Pompeii along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, were mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the seventh or sixth century BC and was captured by the Romans in 80 BC. By the time of its destruction, 160 years later, its population was probably approximately 20,000, with a complex water system, an amphitheatre, gymnasium and a port. The eruption was cataclysmic for the town. Evidence for the destruction originally came from a surviving letter by Pliny the Younger, who saw the eruption from a distance and described the death of his uncle Pliny the Elder, an admiral of the Roman fleet, who tried to rescue citizens. The site was lost for about 1500 years until its initial rediscovery in 1599 and broader rediscovery almost 150 years later by Spanish engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre in 1748.
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    Arcaded Court, where gladiators lived.

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  • One of the most astonishing aspects of Pompeii was to see how many wall frescoes were still very visible and vivid.

    One of the most astonishing aspects of Pompeii was to see how many wall frescoes were still very visible and vivid.

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  • Ceiling detail in the baths.

    Ceiling detail in the baths.

  • In the baths. At left are niches in the wall here patrons left their clothes while in the bath.

    In the baths. At left are niches in the wall here patrons left their clothes while in the bath.

  • One of the wall paintings in the brothel.

    One of the wall paintings in the brothel.

  • A simple stone sculpture at a water well.

    A simple stone sculpture at a water well.

  • A lead water pipe still in the ground along a street after hundreds of years. Some believe that the lead pipes used by Romans to transport led ultimately to their demise from lead poisoning.

    A lead water pipe still in the ground along a street after hundreds of years. Some believe that the lead pipes used by Romans to transport led ultimately to their demise from lead poisoning.

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  • The Forum looking toward the Temple of Jupiter with Vesuvius in the background.

    The Forum looking toward the Temple of Jupiter with Vesuvius in the background.

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  • The Via Dell'Abbondanza which leads up to the Forum. To the left is the "building of Eumachia." This was built by Princess Eumachia to be used by weavers, dyers, and launderers who represented Pompeii's largest industry. From WIKIPEDIA: The daughter of Lucius (Eumachus), she is reported to have obtained her great wealth in her own right as a very successful matron. Of inconsequential origin, she sought a higher social status by marrying into one of the older families of Pompeii. Eumachia was also known as the matron of the fullers, an economically significant guild in Pompeii which consisted of dyers and clothing-makers. Eumachia's importance in Roman history stems from how she is seen as a good example of how a Roman woman of non-imperial descent can become involved in public affairs. She is also viewed as a model for the increasing involvement of women in politics, using the power of a public priestess for social mobility.

    The Via Dell'Abbondanza which leads up to the Forum. To the left is the "building of Eumachia." This was built by Princess Eumachia to be used by weavers, dyers, and launderers who represented Pompeii's largest industry. From WIKIPEDIA: The daughter of Lucius (Eumachus), she is reported to have obtained her great wealth in her own right as a very successful matron. Of inconsequential origin, she sought a higher social status by marrying into one of the older families of Pompeii. Eumachia was also known as the matron of the fullers, an economically significant guild in Pompeii which consisted of dyers and clothing-makers. Eumachia's importance in Roman history stems from how she is seen as a good example of how a Roman woman of non-imperial descent can become involved in public affairs. She is also viewed as a model for the increasing involvement of women in politics, using the power of a public priestess for social mobility.

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