Vesuvius
The year it erupted.
AD 79
This geographer that wrote this
‘Nola, Nuceria and Acherrae have as their port Pompeii on the River Sarnus, which transports goods in both directions.’
(Geography 5.4.8)
Strabo
This town is on the beach front.
Herculaneum
Legend has it that this man was linked to founding the town
Heracles
Complete this quote by Florus: 'Nothing is more temperate than its climate: indeed, its spring flowers blossom ..."
Twice.
The Italian region the Volcano is in.
Campania
This was closed for 10 years under the order of Nero
the amphitheatre
These were built on the coastline of Campania by the wealthy Romans
Villas
The estimated population of Herculaneum at eruption
5 000
The cupids were making and selling what product.
perfume
The main crop grown on the slopes of Vesuvius
Grapes
The estimated population of Pompeii at time of eruption.
20 000
This town is on the south east slopes of the volcano
Pompeii
This villa is next to Herculaneum
Villa of Papyri
According to Seneca, hundreds of this animal was killed in the earthquake of AD 62
sheep
This god is depicted next to Vesuvius in the fresco from the House of the Centenary
Bacchus
This river runs to the side of Pompeii.
The Sarno River
The name of four sea creatures that were depicted on the mosaic that are available to the people of the region
Octopus, lobster, prawn, squid
The modern town of Ercolano was built this many metres above the ruins on volcanic deposit
20 metres
The Eumachia building in Pompeii was headquarters to this industry
textile industry
This man wrote about the eruption 20 years later
Pliny the Younger
Pompeii's most famous product that was made out of fermented fish
garum
The name of the active volcanic fields
Phlegraean Fields
These baths were built on the waterfront
the Suburban Baths
The house that the olive grinder is in.
House of the Ship Europa