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Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii

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By James M. Deem
Publisher HMH Trade
Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii
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In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Its 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which they believed was nothing more than a mountain. But Vesuvius was a volcano. And on the morning of August 24, A.D. 79, Vesuvius began to erupt. Within twentyfour hours, the entire city of Pompeiiand many of its citizenshad been utterly annihilated. It was not until hundreds of years later that Pompeii saw daylight again, as archaeological excavations began to unearth what had been buried under layers of volcanic rubble. Digging crews expected to find buildings and jewelry and other treasures, but they found something unexpected, too the imprints of lost Pompeiians, their deaths captured as if by photographic images in volcanic ash.

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7762 words7,762 words
64 pages64 pages
Lexile 1120LLexile 1120L
Grade 5 to 7Grade 5 to 7
Age 10-12Age 10-12
Published 2005Published 2005

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Hear it sentry Hear it periodic Hear it fallout Hear it adjacent Hear it triclinium Hear it amphorae Hear it snakehead Hear it funicular Hear it dormant Hear it tableaux Hear it excavator Hear it hefty Hear it lavish Hear it granular Hear it hoard Hear it ladle Hear it vicinity Hear it villa Hear it unadorned Hear it superheated Hear it weighty Hear it renovation Hear it instantaneous Hear it choppy Hear it opulent Hear it buoyant Hear it armband Hear it deluge Hear it pickax Hear it hairpin Hear it outlying Hear it meager Hear it facade
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9780618473083

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