CLAS 221 Pompeii
The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in AD 79 and offers unparalleled evidence regarding Roman city life, domestic spaces, and material culture. This course will examine Pompeii topically by exploring the visual and material cultural remains. Such evidence includes: houses, shops, bath buildings, temples, roads, warehouses, burial monuments, and political buildings. Ancient written sources will also be considered that assist in understanding the evidence found in Pompeii. Our exploration of Pompeii will be complemented by an examination of the other sites around the Bay of Naples also covered by the Vesuvian eruption, such as Stabiae, Oplontis, and Herculaneum.