Life and death Pompeii and Herculaneum

In just 79 hours, the two cities of the Gulf of Naples in the southern part of Italy were buried by a devastating volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius.

Saved under the ashes, these cities have been buried over more than 1600 years, and their rediscovery provides an incomparable glimpse of the daily lives of the Roman Empire.

From a lively street to a private space of the Roman family, this large exhibition will take you to Pompeii and Herculaneum's Life Center. Read the press release

Fresco painting Terentius Neo and his wife's fresco. From the house of Terentius Neo in Pompeii. 50 to 79 AD

Sartre and maenads, marble wall panel, Bacchus relief, Herculaneum, 1st century AD

Bacchus and believer, marble wall panel, bar, Herculaneum, century AD relief

Pompeii and Herculaneum are very different from each other. Pompeii is much bigger than Herculaneum. Estimating population is very difficult, but while Herculaneum has about 4,000 - 5,000 inhabitants, Pompeii may have around 12,000 - 15 thousand people. Two residents enjoy every facility in the city from bathroom, theater, temples and markets, various houses, luxury houses to residential areas, small apartments and accommodation workshops on the shops I will.

Many written and archeological materials show various information on the social structure of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Pompei and Herculaneum have 10,000 to 20,000 people and are divided into three major social classes, free copies, free peoples, and slaves. There is little ability for everyone to be permanently born into a particular group or change their identity. Pompeii and Herculaneum consist of a community of wealthy landlords, businessmen, craftsmen and people including slaves. Both cities follow patriarchy and are led by men. All elites are determined by the previous family. The treatment of men and women is different as females are less responsible for communities for men

The most important social structure of Pompey and Herculaneum is Freeborn. Liberal men and women are listed politically and socially as elderly people of Pompeii and Herculaneum. People living freely changed their lives so they met people of Pompeii and Herculaneum and were impressed. It is important to publicly show that they are important in the elite, and by doing so, men and women with different details (female male and female stolas) to make them stand out in the rest I will wear. All free people of Bay and Herculaneum come from their ancestors and wealth. They include wealthy landlords and businessmen. Freelancer has many advantages and satisfaction with a very high rank. Men have full legal rights, can become political candidates, become members of the council, can dominate the community's finances, space and religion.