Year 12 Ancient History Pompeii & Herculaneum

Year 12 Ancient History Pompeii & Herculaneum

Useful Websites

________________________________________________________Browse through the following websites when you have some spare time. You are sure to find some useful information and images on Pompeii and Herculaneum. The websites have been broken down according to the NSW HSC Ancient History Syllabus checklist. Happy reading and viewing!!

________________________________________________________Geographical settingArticle: 'Bronze-Age Venice', Archaeology, July/August 2002http://www.archaeology.org/0207/newsbriefs/bronzeage.html

Destruction of Bronze Age village by Avellino pumicehttp://www.meridies-nola.org/nola/villaggiopreistoricoing.htm

Biography of Pliny the Elderhttp://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_e.html

'A fishy tale from the University of Bradford'http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/pr/pressreleases/2002/fishy.htmA Brief History of Pompeii

Sulla's attack on Pompeiihttp://www.bradford.ac.uk/acad/archsci/field_proj/anampomp/aapp_urban5.html

House of Caecilius Iucundushttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/B2EF6C410C7A377CC1256ABF002AD5F7?OpenDocument

Pompeii Forum Projecthttp://pompeii.virginia.edu/Written Sources for the 79AD Eruption

Critical inquiry, Question 1 (Pliny the Elder) http://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_e2.html Textbook page/s: 21

The eruption of Vesuvius from the Soprintendenza di Pompeiihttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/E4331B05D118F066C1256ABC005A2C8A?OpenDocument

Biography of Pliny the Youngerhttp://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_y.htm

Pliny the Elder's Natural Historyhttp://www.livius.org/pi-pm/pliny/pliny_e3.html#history

Pliny the Elder's Natural Historyhttp://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Pliny_the_Elder/home.htmlScientific Analysis of the 79AD Eruption

Vesuviushttp://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html

Haraldur Sigurdsson 'Earth explorer' in Archaeologyhttp://www.archaeology.org/0007/abstracts/earth.html

Eruption of Mount St Helenshttp://www.olywa.net/radu/valerie/StHelens.htmlDiscovery and Early Excavation

Dig deeper, Question 1(Anglo-American Project in Pompeii)http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/pompeii/field/9.html Textbook page/s: 50

The influence of ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture on Sir John Soanehttp://www.soane.org/

Pompeii: History of the excavationshttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/86CEFC47EC002C16C1256AB6003247E1?OpenDocument

History of the excavation of Herculaneumhttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/81BE848D21E75728C1256AC00047DC26?OpenDocument

Pompeian wall paintinghttp://www1.hollins.edu/docs/academics/divisioni/classical%20studies/saloweyca/clas%20245/vettii/vettiipage.htm

'Chasing Maiuri: three perspectives'http://www.archaeology.org/interactive/pompeii/journals.html

Garden of the Fugitiveshttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/21B545CB4303B551C1256AC2003450B0?OpenDocumentAustralian Researchers at Pompeii

Recording and analysis of standing structureshttp://www.bsr.ac.uk/ENG/sub_arch/BSR_Pomp_Record01.htm Textbook page/s: 53

AAPP excavation report on bars in Pompeiihttp://www.archaeology.org/interactive/pompeii/field/3.htmlEvidence of Life and Death

Critical inquiry, Question 2(Roman birth control practices) http://www.unc.edu/courses/rometech/public/content/special/Stephanie_Doerfler/Contraception_and_Abortion.html Textbook page/s: 69

Critical inquiry, Question 2a(Article: 'Lower Class Women in the Roman Economy' by Susan Treggiari)http://www.uwo.ca/english/florilegium/vol1/treggiari.html Textbook page/s: 72

Death and burialhttp://www.cambridgescp.com/latin/clc/onlineA/clc_onlineA_b1_s7.php

Pompeii: the cult of the deadhttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/877D61C5B2AD1D80C1256ABC0059C020?OpenDocument

House of Julius Polybiushttp://www.stoa.org/projects/ph/house?id=15Public Spaces

Review and revise, Question 2(Gladiators)http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/gladiatr/types.htm Textbook page/s: 86

Interactive town plan of Pompeiihttp://pompeya.desdeinter.net/pompeya.htm

Plan of Pompeiihttp://users.ipa.net/~tanker/pompeii.htm

The history of plumbing: Pompeii and Herculaneumhttp://www.theplumber.com/pom.html

View of the Pompeii Forum from abovehttp://pompeii.virginia.edu/local/pVII_7-9_bal_wj.jpg

A comparison with the Imperial Forum in Romehttp://www.capitolium.org/english.htm

Latin inscription from the Building of Eumachia, Pompeiihttp://pompeii.virginia.edu/pompeii/tti/eb-insc/eb-insc-top.html

New recording methods and technology used in the Pompeii Forum Projecthttp://pompeii.virginia.edu/pompeii/instrument/inst.html

Gladiator: the real storyhttp://www.exovedate.com/the_real_gladiator.html

Wall inscriptions about gladiatorshttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pompeii-inscriptions.html

Article about Herculaneumhttp://www.roman-empire.net/articles/article-011.html

Collegium of the Augustaleshttp://herculano.desdeinter.net/erc00030.htmPrivate Houses

Critical inquiry, Question 1(Battle of Issus)http://www.fact-index.com/b/ba/battle_of_issus.html Textbook page/s: 97

Critical inquiry, Question 1(Alexander Mosaic)http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/pompeii_art_gallery_07.shtml Textbook page/s: 97

Review and revise, Question 2(House of the Surgeon)http://hsc.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/antiqua/instru.html Textbook page/s: 99

Essay on the patronclient relationshiphttp://duke.usask.ca/~porterj/Exams/enns.html

The Pompeian Househttp://gillonj.tripod.com/pompeianhouse/index.htm

Artist's impression of a typical Roman househttp://home.att.net/~b.b.major/domuscol.jpg

Roman houses: Pompeii and Herculaneumhttp://www.cambridgescp.com/latin/clc/onlineA/clc_onlineA_b1_s1.php

British School at Rome: 3-D reconstructions of Pompeian houseshttp://www.proxima-veritati.auckland.ac.nz/insula9/Pages/Page_2_menu.html

Images of Roman houseshttp://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house_sources.html

Atrium houses with a list of roomshttp://www.villaivlilla.com/homes.htm

Sample plan of a Roman house based on houses in Pompeii and Herculaneumhttp://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/house.html

Pompeian houses at Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompeiihttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/12476F2B50FE9D78C1256AB60034F720?OpenDocument

Examine a Pompeian wall painting from the House of Gavius Rufushttp://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jjd5t/roman-ptg/top.html

Review of a German article on private toiletshttp://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2000/2000-03-16.html

Pompeian households: an on-line companionhttp://www.stoa.org/projects/ph/home

Virtual tour of the House of the Faunhttp://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/pmpReco.html

Images from the House of the Faun, including the Alexander Mosaichttp://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jjd5t/region-vi/faun/faun-table1.html

Houses of Pompeii database: House of the Vettiihttp://www.stoa.org/projects/ph/house?id=18

Images from the House of the Vettiihttp://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jjd5t/region-vi/vettii/vettii-table1.html

AAPP's excavation of the House of the Surgeonhttp://www.archaeology.org/interactive/pompeii/field/11.html

Interactive map of Herculaneumhttp://herculano.desdeinter.net/ercolano.htm

House of the Mosaic Atrium, Herculaneumhttp://herculano.desdeinter.net/erc00125.htm

House of the Wooden Partition, Herculaneumhttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/pagine/F42B702F27CBC00FC1256AC000512190?OpenDocument

Images from the Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneumhttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/b4604a8b566ce010c125684d00471e00/3169f4b5db02fd19c1256cdf0051c7ce!OpenDocument

Article: 'Herculaneum' by Iain Dicksonhttp://www.roman-empire.net/articles/article-011.html

Sculptures from the Villa of the Papyrihttp://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/Everyone/Pompeii/Herculaneum/sculpture.htmlAspects of Social Life

Critical inquiry, Question 2(Role and responsibilities of public priestesses in Roman society)http://www.lamp.ac.uk/~noy/roman12.htm Textbook page/s: 112

Dig deeper, Question 1(Article: 'Slavery in the Roman Empire: numbers and origins' by John Madden)http://www.ucd.ie/classics/96/Madden96.html Textbook page/s: 116

Roman dresshttp://www.roman-empire.net/society/soc-dress.html

Pictures and plan of Fullonica Stephanihttp://pompeya.desdeinter.net/fstephani.html

Soprintendenza di Pompei: Fullonica Stephanihttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/Database/pompei/Pompei2.nsf/pagine/C2502D950F45425DC1256B35004199E8?OpenDocument

Roman clothinghttp://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing2.html

Article: 'Ancient Roman women: following the clues' by Dr Suzanne Dixonhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/roman_women_01.shtml

Imperial women of ancient Romehttp://dominae.fws1.com/imperial_women/

Article: 'Ancient Roman Women: A Look at their Lives' by Moya K. Masonhttp://www.moyak.com/researcher/resume/papers/roman_women.html

Roman womenhttp://www.lamp.ac.uk/~noy/roman16.htm

Poems of Sulpiciahttp://www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/sulpicia-anth.shtml

Inscriptionshttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/pompeii-inscriptions.html

Inscription from the House of Julia Felixhttp://www.lamp.ac.uk/~noy/roman16.htm

Article: 'Lower class women in the Roman economy' by Susan Treggiarihttp://www.uwo.ca/english/florilegium/vol1/treggiari.html

Roman prostituteshttp://www.angelfire.com/grrl/malibu_selina/papers/prostitutes.html

The Grand lupanar at VII.xii.1819http://wings.buffalo.edu/AandL/Maecenas/italy_except_rome_and_sicily/pompeii/ac880914.html

Pantheon of Roman godshttp://www.roman-empire.net/religion/pantheon.html

Images of the collegium of the Augustales, Herculaneumhttp://herculano.desdeinter.net/erc00030.html

Roman religionhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/roman_religion_gallery.shtmlAncient Wonders Modern Problems

Restoring and interpreting a fresco in the House of the Golden Bracelethttp://www2.pompeiisites.org/database/pompei/pompei2.nsf/b4604a8b566ce010c125684d00471e00/843438f1f68068dac1256b0200559be5!OpenDocument Textbook page/s: 122

Critical inquiry, Question 1(Article: 'Villa of the Papyri: To dig or not to dig?')http://www.forbes.com/2002/05/15/0514conn_print.html Textbook page/s: 125

Dig deeper(Jorvik Viking Centre)http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/jorvik-navigation.htm Textbook page/s: 128

UNESCO World Heritage Listhttp://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=829

About UNESCOhttp://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3328&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

World Monuments Fundhttp://www.wmf.org/

Urgent postcard from Pompeiihttp://www.archaeology.co.uk/cwa/issues/cwa4/pompeii/news.htm

Article: 'Pompeii puts its house in order', UNESCO Courierhttp://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1310/is_1999_July-August/ai_55413366

Anglo-American Project in Pompeii: video of 2002 excavationhttp://www.archaeologychannel.org/content/video/pompeii.html

Anglo-American Project in Pompeii: preservationhttp://www.archaeology.org/interactive/pompeii/preservation.html

Restoring ancient Stabiaehttp://www.stabiae.org/

The illegal antiquities markethttp://www.indiana.edu/~swasey/matrix/ael/ael_mod06.htm

About.com links to a variety of sites describing the history and excavation of the Villa of the Papyrihttp://ancienthistory.about.com/od/villaofthepapyri/

The Philodemus Project, Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneumhttp://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/classics/philodemus/philhome.htm

Casa del Menandro: description of room 19 and corridor Lhttp://www.stoa.org/projects/ph/rooms?houseid=9#189

New finds at Herculaneum: discovery of 48 more victims of Vesuviushttp://www.archaeology.org/online/news/herculaneum.html