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C O U R S E L E C T U R E Early History of Pompeii Notes taken on July 13, 2017 by Edward Tanguay |
located in an area called Campania
the area around Naples, south of Rome
small resort town beginning in late first century BC
sister city: Herculaneum
people made their money largely from commerce
a spot favored by the glitterotti of Rome
built imperial villas in the vicinity
founded in 8th century B.C.
shared a language with the the Samnites
between the Samnites and the Romans were the Oscans
often eager to go to war
304 BC: their sovereignty fell victim at last in the Second Samnite War
an Oscan-speaking people
probably originated as an offshoot of the Sabines
consisted of four tribes: the Hirpini, Caudini, Caraceni, and Pentri
354 BC allied with Rome against the Gauls in
89 BC Pompeii fell to Rome
80 BC Sulla made Pompeii a colony
the Samnites were essentially thrown out of their homes
property to Roman veterans
remade buildings in the Roman image
trade with Greek cities
with Neapolis, then a Greek city
62 AD shaken to its foundations by earthquake
a shrine shows the event
shows the Temple of Jupiter of Pompeii collapsing
they began to restore there city
17 years of rebuilding activity
Vesuvius erupted and covered the city with a blanket of ash
the city was rediscovered in the 18th century
after that, a period of scientific excavation