General
This volcanic eruption buried Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79.
the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
This Greek god's temple stood prominently beside the Forum in Pompeii.
Apollo
This room in a Roman house often contained an impluvium.
atrium
This title, meaning "first citizen," described Augustus' position in Rome.
Princeps
This archaeologist pioneered systematic excavations at Pompeii in the 19th century.
Giuseppe Fiorelli
This city was buried mainly by pyroclastic flows and preserves many wooden objects.
Herculaneum
This Egyptian goddess had a popular cult in Pompeii.
Isis
This type of business cleaned and processed woolen cloth.
fullery
Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra at this battle in 31 BC.
AND
This naval battle in 480 BC was a major Persian defeat.
Battle of Actium
Battle of Salamis
This source provides detailed accounts of the eruption through letters to Tacitus approx 20 years after the event
Pliny the Younger
This public building in Pompeii was the centre of political, religious and commercial life.
the Forum
The Villa of the Mysteries contains frescoes that may depict female initiation into this cult.
the cult of Dionysus (Bacchus)
The House of the Vettii belonged to men from which class of society.
AND
This group of workers, responsible for constructing royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, carried out the first recorded labour strike in history during the reign of Ramesses III.
freedmen- former slaves who became wealthy.
the workers of Deir el-Medina
This monument celebrated peace under Augustus.
AND
Xerxes ordered a bridge of boats across this body of water.
the Ara Pacis
the Hellespont
Carbonised scrolls were discovered in this famous Herculaneum villa.
And what is the recent research tech being done in this space?
Villa of the Papyri. researchers developed the Vesuvius Challenge, a global open-source competition. Recent breakthroughs use particle accelerators (synchrotron micro-CT scans) combined with machine learning to "virtually unroll" the fragile, coal-like scrolls.
This technique created plaster casts of victims by filling cavities left in volcanic ash.
Fiorelli plaster-cast method
Romans participated in this form of worship honouring the emperor and his family
the Imperial Cult
This luxurious villa near Pompeii is associated with Nero's wife.
Villa of Poppaea - believed to be the opulent estate of Poppaea Sabina, the second wife of Emperor Nero, it is famous for its massive swimming pool, expansive gardens, and vibrant frescoes
This poet wrote the Aeneid to promote Roman values and Augustus' rule.
AND
The survival of this document allows historians to compare Egyptian and Hittite versions of one of history's earliest recorded peace treaties.
Virgil
Treaty of Kadesh
The recent discovery of cinnabar (red) pigment suggests this about Roman wall paintings.
the use of expensive luxury materials
Archaeologists discovered over 300 skeletons in this area of Herculaneum.
boat sheds (fornici)
three different styles of lararium and what they signify about the owner of the House.
niche in the wall, aedicula, painting that imitates aedicula - wealth, status
The House of the Faun is famous for this mosaic depicting which famous historical scene
Alexander the Great's victory
Name all types of evidence in the syllabus
site layout, streetscapes, public and private buildings, ancient writers, official inscriptions, graffiti, wall paintings, statues, mosaics, human, animal and plant remains
This inscriptional evidence found on walls throughout Pompeii provides direct evidence of local political campaigns and elections.
electoral programmata (election notices)