In 79 AD, when the Roman Empire was just barely over a century old, Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried with it forever the great city of Pompeii. Fortunately for history’s sake, Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, better known as Pliny the Younger, was there to witness the eruption firsthand and describe it in a letter to ...
Naples is a popular location for tourists that choose to visit Italy. While often overshadowed by Rome, Naples is where you can find Mount Vesuvius (Vesuvio to the native), along with the two cities that were buried along with it, Herculanium (Ercolano) and Pompeii. Naples is also noted for its unique cuisine, which is unlike ...
Have you decided to factor volcanoes into a letter “V” or weather related unit this year? Do you already have your lesson plan ideas in place? If not, you may want to read onward: Science and Geography Begin the volcano lesson plan by letting the children listen to audio files of volcanic eruptions. There are ...
Broadway Joe is located at 315 W. 46th Street in the Theatre District of New York City. It wasn’t difficult to find at all– There was a big sign shouting BROADWAY JOE. When you get to the restaurant, you have to walk down a couple of steps to get into the restaurant. I noticed that ...
Geography Rome started out in Italy, and then spread throughout Europe and the Mediterranean area. The volcano Mt. Vesuvius wiped out Pompeii, but conserved it because of the ashes mixing with some other things making a concrete like substance. This gives us a good idea of what Roman daily life looked like. They existed for ...
Mount Vesuvius looms over the southern Italian landscape. Its 4,100-foot silhouette is visible from nearly every part of the Naples coastline. At night, lights from homes and cars sparkle almost halfway up the mountain’s sloping sides. No one can look at this huge volcano without thinking about its infamous eruptions, especially the eruption of 79 ...
Eve Duncan is a forensics sculptor. Law enforcement agencies and other organizations call on her when they have a skeleton with no identification. She can take the skull and apply basic principles of depth and alignment to the clay she fashions the face from. Her results are always accurate. Joe Quinn is Eve’s life partner. ...
The days of summer can be long, especially for parents with bored kids. Instead of letting them sit in front of the television for three months, why not try an activity that’s both entertaining and educational? Making mosaics can teach kids about art and ancient history. Mosaics were originally made by the Romans. Cut tile ...
When much of the rest of the world was living in caves or mud huts, what’s now present day Italy had the Roman Empire. That’s why when any tourist visits Italy, it’s difficult to choose the top historical sites to see as the country has so many of them. With ancient architecture, ruined cities, Medieval ...
At this time there are more than 1,500 volcanoes on the surface of the Earth. This number does not include the volcanoes that exist under the ocean, of which there are potentially thousands. The largest of these 1,500 volcanoes pose a major threat to those who live in their wake. Some of them even have ...