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Pompeii
Questions and answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How far away is Herculaneum from Mt Vesuvius? | 6km |
| How far away is Pompeii from Mt Vesuvius? | 8km |
| List the occupations of Pompeii in chronological order. | Oscans, Greeks, Etruscans, Samnites and Romans |
| Who was responsible for expanding Pompeii to it's present size? | Samnites |
| How long have they been excavating for? | 200 years |
| What was Fiorelli famous for? | Creating plaster casts of bodies and introduced systematic excavations and records. |
| What was Spinazolla famous for? | Created Street Scaping (exacavated and created what streets looked like) and first to document using photographs. |
| What was Maiuri famous for? | Excavated huge region between main part of city and amphitheatre, and excavated lower/ deeper/ earlier levels of site to uncover historical development. |
| What was Zevi famous for? | Suspended all new excavations and focused on restoration and documentation. |
| When was the last eruption? | 1944 |
| What is the current policy at the sites? | Conservation and restoration rather than excavation. |
| How much of Pompeii has been excavated? | 2/3 |
| How much of Herculaneum has been excavated? | 1/4 (although we're not exactly sure) |
| What were the warnings leading up to the eruption? | Plume gases coming out of volcano with tremors and earthquakes. |
| What is the lararium? | The household altar. |
| What date did the eruption occur on? | 24th August, 79AD |
| What theory was decided reason behind the volcano? | The plate tectonic theory where earthquakes result when plates collide. |
| Why were the warning tremors useless to the people of the cities? | They were common occurrences and the people hadn't put earthquakes together with volcanoes. |
| What was the first phase called? | Plinian |
| When did the first phase begin and how long did it last for? | Began at midday and lasted for 18 hours. |
| What did phase one consist of? | Eruption of gas, pumice and ash. |
| How far did the column shoot in the air? | 20-30km. |
| What did Pliny describe the column looked like? | A pine tree. |
| How much ash was deposited in Pompeii during phase one? | 2.7m |
| How much ash was deposited in Herculaneum during phase one? | 15cm |
| What direction was the wind travelling to? | South East |
| What was the second phase called? | Pelean |
| What happened in phase two? | Collapse of the column including a series of pyroclastic surges and flows. |
| What time did the second phase begin? | 6-7am Day 2 |
| What is a pyroclastic surge? | Cloud of ash and rock particles travelling at 100-300km/h at more than 100 degrees. |
| What is a pyroclastic flow? | Melted rock and pumice travelling at 20-50km/h at more than 400 degrees. |
| How many surges and flows were their altogether? | 6 |
| Which surges and flows hit Herculaneum? | All 6 |
| Which surges and flows hit Pompeii? | 3,4,5 and 6. |
| How deep was Herculaneum after the eruption? | 20m |
| How deep was Pompeii after the eruption? | 4m |
| Why was Herculaneum harder to excavate? | Extra heat made layers harder, causing a depth of 20m making it hard to excavate, also Herculaneum is under a modern city. |
| Why was Pompeii easier to excavate? | Was only under 4m, was also more appealing making it easier to excavate. |
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