Daily Life
What's the name of our school?
Liceo Ernesto Pascal, you should have known that by now!
What's the name of the volcano whose eruption buried Pompeii?
Vesuvio!
Pompeii was a city that belonged to what civilization?
The Romans, of course!
What is the most important religious structure in Pompeii?
The Sanctuary of Saint Mary is a place where hundreds of pilgrims every years meet in order to pray Saint Mary and ask her for help.
What's the name of the main square?
Piazza Bartolo Longo, in honour of our founder.
Pompeii was covered in what materials?
Ashes and debris, and that's why Pompeii Ruins are so well preserved even though they are 2000 years old!
What language did the people in Pompeii speak?
Latin, which was the official languange of the Empire.
The place where Pompeii inhabitants used to gather in order to see gladiator fights?
The Amphitheatre is where people in Pompeii gathered and is still accessible today, in fact in the Amphitheatre concerts and plays still take place today and in the 70s even Pink Floyd had a concert in there!
Where are we going shopping in Pompeii?
In the "Cartiera" shopping center, an ex-paper-making factory.
What killed people instantly soon after the Eruption?
Incredibly hot gases, that were also faster than 200 km/h!
How were called people from higher social class?
They were called Patricians, people from lower classes instad were called Plebeian.
The Baths, which were pools divided in 3 types: Calidarium with hot water, Frigidarium with cold water and Tepidarium with warm water.
What's the most famous pizzeria in Pompeii?
Varnelli's Pizzeria, known as one of the best in the Vesuvius area.
When did the eruption happened?
24 of august 79 AD, even though archeologists believed that it could have been in autumn
Who was the king of roman gods?
Jupiter, which was the roman equivalent of Zeus, was the divine protector of Rome.
What was the places that acted like square?
The Forum was the roman equivalent of the main square and people gathered in order to socialize, trade or listen debates
Where are teenagers usually meeting in Pompei?
What other cities were involved in the Vesuvio eruption?
Herculaneum (Ercolano), Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), Nuceria Alfaterna (Nocera Inferiore and Nocera Superiore) and Stabiae (Castellammare di Stabia)
In the 18th Century, under the Borbonic crown
The roman equivalent of a fast food
The thermopolium was a place where people without a personal kitchen or anyone who wanted to eat something by the street could buy hot food stored under the counter.