Eruption of Vesuvius 1
Which people were not able to escape the eruption? (name two)
Elderly, disabled, babies, carers
What is the name of the town that was destroyed by Vesuvius?
Pompeii
What does RIP stand for?
Rest in Peace
List 3 ways someone could become a slave.
What is the name of the sea that effectively surrounds Italy?
The Mediterranean
In what year did Pompeii Erupt?
79CE
What happened before the eruption that might have warned the population that an eruption was immenent?
Earthquakes
What are Manes?
The spirits of ancestors
What is the legal way to be freed called?
manumission
What is the name of the river that flows through Rome?
What is the rush of hot air, ash and sulphur that rushed down the side of a volcano during eruption called?
Pyroclastic Flow
How old was Pliney the Younger during the time of eruption?
17
What is it called when bodies are buried inside the city?
Were Gladiators always slaves?
No
Name another volcano in Italy (Not Vesuvius)
Mt Stomboli
Mt Etna
What type of rock was shot into the air during the eruption?
Pumice stone
What was the name of Pliney the Younger's uncle?
Pliney the Elder
What solved the issues of Extramural burials?
Cremation
What was the most dangerous job a slave could do?
Mining
What is the name of the mountain range that runs down the middle of the Italian Penninsula?
The Apennines
What is the name of the other town that was destroyed by Vesuvius? (Not Pompeii)
Herculaneum
What is the name of modern Roman city to the north of Pompeii
Naples
What is inhumation?
Burying someone underground
Why didn't Emperor Nero want slaves to have to wear a uniform?
He didn't what them knowing how many there were, because he thought they would rebel
It Italy is shaped like a boot, what is the name of the island that looks like a ball being kicked?
Sicily