Eruption
Mount Vesuvius
What was the name of the person who discovered Pompeii?
Fontana
How much of Pompeii has been uncovered?
3/5
What tense has the "ba" in it?
Imperfect!
What is the name of Caecilius' dog?
Cerberus
What was the name of the town that was destroyed by the landslide?
Herculaneum
What year were the remains of Pompeii discovered?
1594 CE
What did we learn from the remains of the body on page 219?
A woman about age 45. She had gum disease but no cavities. She was wealthy because she had rings.
When something is the subject, it is in the nominative case. When something is the direct object it is in the...
Accusative case!
What is Caecilius' job?
Banker
How many feet of hot stone and ash covered Pompeii?
15-20 ft
Why is Herculaneum so much more difficult to excavate than Pompeii?
The volcanic mud turned rock hard. It was 40 feet underground.
How were the bodies and other organic material buried in Pompeii preserved?
They were incased in plaster or resin.
What is the indirect object in this sentence?
"Metella told Caecilius the instructions several times. She's now very annoyed."
Caecilius
In a few chapters, we learned about the Roman forum and met a few characters. Syphax was the slave-dealer. Celer was the painter. Pantagathus was the...
barber
When did the volcano erupt?
August 23/24 79 CE
What was the biggest problem with the early excavations of Pompeii?
Treasure hunters/lootings and no formal archaeology
On page 220, we learned that archaeologists could also recreate these:
gardens and/or vineyards
We learned degrees of adjectives. For example, good -> better -> best.
"Good" is a positive adjective. "Best" is a superlative adjective. What type of adjective is "better"?
comparative
What was the name of the slave who saved Quintus when he was a baby?
Felix
What was the best way to react to the tremors?
Run out of Pompeii and run to higher ground
What was the name of the king that started the first excavation of Pompeii in 1748?
King Charles III of Naples
When discovering a new villa, archaeologists are incredibly lucky if they can discover this with the house:
The name of the family that lived there
What is the Latin word for street?
via
What was the name of the Greek teacher at the school?
Theodorus