Pompeii

Part I of Essay
was a thriving city that was heavily populated due to the increased amount of trade. Around the 8th century BC when suddenly the volcano on which it was resting on erupted blowing ash and poisonous gasses killing everyone that did not escape and flee. The ash covered the ....

Part II of Essay
.... a wooden case in which all the silverware for the table was found together with a considerable amount of jewelry, person ornaments in gold and a small heap of gold and silver coins. Because the restoration and decoration were not finished yet, while a squad of masons was still finishing the roof, and house decorators and painters were still at work in the rooms that had not yet been refitted, the owner thought it probably wise to have his precious silver ware hidden away by a trusted slave within a small and dark recess in the cellar" Maiuri, ....