Week 7

Question 1

What happened when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE?

Answer 1

Pyroclastic Flows - superheated clouds of ash and fumes, rush down mountain and carbonization of wood

Question 2

What were Lupinar?

Answer 2

Brothels with high influx of traders and sailors,
directions to brothel on ground of phallacies.
Paintings act as a menu/where you put your stuff down.

Question 3

What were tintinnabulum?

Answer 3

Apotropaic (send away) device, hung over doorway with bells to send evil away.
Priapus - well endowed, wealth, luck, fortune.

Question 4

What was the sister city of Pompeii?

Answer 4

Herculaneum

Question 5

What was the Villa of Papyri?

Answer 5

Villa suburbana (outside city walls), extensive library (papyri scrolls).

Question 6

Describe Ostia (Antica).

Answer 6

Mouth of Tiber, mimics level of preservation of Pompeii (with no volcano), foreport.

Question 7

What are Tesserae?

Answer 7

Tiny stones to make mosaics and whether a lot of wear.