This blog has been both challenging and immensely enjoyable, partly due to my interest in the topic, but also because I discovered so much. Due to my interests, I believe I’m going to study this topic further, or possibly spin off into religion. However, I haven’t accomplished a few things overall, mainly articles that explain and…… Continue reading Further Study & What I Didn’t Accomplish

The Isis-Osiris Myth myth became very important during the Greco-Roman period with sanctuaries at Delos and Pompeii. It was believed that the Nile River flooded every year because of the tears of sorrow which Isis wept for Osiris. Osiris’s death and rebirth were relived each year through rituals. The worship of Isis eventually spread throughout…… Continue reading The Goddess Isis #2

At noon on August 24th, 79 A.D. the peak of Mount Vesuvius exploded, propelling a 10-mile mushroom cloud of ash and pumice into the stratosphere. For the next 12 hours, volcanic ash and a hail of pumice stones up to 3 inches in diameter showered Pompeii, forcing the city’s occupants to flee in terror. Some…… Continue reading Disaster & the Gods

Her Website: http://www.disastroushistory.wordpress.com Article Link: https://disastroushistory.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/disease-and-the-taboos-of-sexuality-syphilis-polio-and-hivaids The crisis of AIDS began June 5th 1981, when the CDC published its findings on the mysteriously deteriorating conditions of five gay men. This impacted the rest of the disaster, as it became focused upon, and associated with, homosexuality, as well as the ‘taboos’ attached to this sexuality. However,…… Continue reading Response Piece: Irit Chemel – Aids

The origins of Pompeii are old as the history of Rome. The Pompeian people came from an ancient Italic population: the Osci. In the second half of 7th century BC, an early village was settled on the site where Pompeii would eventually emerge: it was strategically established at the intersection of three major roads. Pompeii…… Continue reading Rome & Pompeii

In many societies, ancient and modern, religion has performed a major role in their development, and the Roman Empire was no different. From the beginning, Roman religion was polytheistic. From an initial array of gods and spirits, Rome added to this collection to include both Greek gods as well as a number of foreign cults. As…… Continue reading Roman Religion & Pompeii

This will solely focus on the Goddess Isis, and her impact on the city of Pompeii, both before, during, and after the disaster. It will also focus on the impacts Isis had on the Roman Empire as a whole and her fluidity as a figure for cults, religious traditions, protection, trade, sailing, beauty, women, magic,…… Continue reading The Goddess Isis

On August 24, 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending floods of ash, pumice and other debris onto the city of Pompeii, located at the volcano’s southeastern base in the Campania region of Italy. By the next day, the eruption had buried the city and its terrified inhabitants under nearly 20 feet of debris, where they…… Continue reading Pompeii: Disaster, Religion, and the Gods

So how did a centuries-old, prosperous, beautiful city get buried not just by ash but by forgetfulness? It’s likely that Pompeii was lost in the cultural shift from Roman values and ideals to Christian ones in the Western world. It disappeared geographically, but also became socially unintelligible as the centuries wore on. This was a…… Continue reading Uncovering the Past