In the study of history, people are very familiar with the destruction of Pompeii and its people by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, however not much is known of life there before the fact. What do you know about it?
The inhabitants of Herculaeum did not have access to mammals and birds
The inhabitants of Herculaeum mainly ate bread
The inhabitants of Herculaneum did not have a healthy and varied diet
The inhabitants of Herculaneum had a healthy and varied diet
That Estelle Lazer did not investigate the skeletal material carefully enough
That Estelle Lazer believes that unlike earlier theories it was not just the very young, the old and the sick who died in the eruption
That Estelle Lazer supports the early theories that it was the healthy who escaped and the old and sick died in the eruption
That more people died in Pompeii than Herculaneum
Water came in from an aqueduct, it was then siphoned off into three main pipes into different parts of Pompeii and then flowed into the water tower near the Vesuvian gate
Water came in from an aqueduct, then flowed into a water tower near the Vesuvian gate and it was then siphoned off into three main pipes into different parts of Pompeii
Water flowed into a water tower near the Vesuvian gate , it then flowed into an aqueduct, it was then siphoned off into three main pipes into different parts of Pompeii
Water was only provided by wells and cisterns in houses
42 public fountains, latrines, the baths and private homes
142 public fountains, latrines, the baths and private homes
Only to public fountains
Only to public fountains and latrines, bath houses and private homes always had to provide their own water.
Wash cloth
Clean out water tanks
Use on wounds
Dry cloth
Provided in every private house
An area of great privacy with public toilets having separate cubicles
Often located near or in the kitchen in houses
Cleaned by the woman of the house
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