ARHI: 43105 Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius

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ARHI 43105Pompeii and the Cities of Vesuvius

• Ryan Ricciardi
• 449C Decio Hall
• Ryan.Ricciardi_at_nd.edu

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Map of the Mediterranean World
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Map of Italy
Bay of Naples
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Bay of Naples Today
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Map Bay of Naples
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The Origins of Vesuvius

• Transliteration of Greek Hercules to Latin
• ??s?? ???? son of Zeus
• Oscan word festf smoke
• Proto Indo European word ves hearth

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View of Vesuvius from Pompeii
Gran Cano
Monte Somma
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Caldera/ Gran Cano of Vesuvius
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Map of Campania
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Avellino Eruption 1800 BCE
Victim of the Eruption
Preserved Footprints
Bronze Age Hut
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Plinian Eruption
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Pyroclastic Flow
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Pompeii Buried under 2.8 m of ash
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Herculaneum Buried Under 23 m
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Vesuvius Today National Park