Educational Resources
Teacher’s Resources
A Day in Pompeii Teacher's Guide (PDF*)
Pompeii: City of Risk and Prosperity (Part One) — Field Notes
Pompeii: Death Warns Pompeians to Live (Part Two) — Field Notes
Mt Vesuvius Eruption 79 AD — John Seach — by Pliny the Younger
The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 AD
— EyeWitness to History
Pompeii: The Last Day
— Discovery Channel
Ancient Rome — History for Kids
The Romans — BBC
The Roman Empire in the First Century — PBS
Latin Songbook
Interactive Maps of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire Expansion
Trade in the Roman Empire
Roman World: Citizen communities outside the Italian Homeland
Roman Frontier
Theaters ouside the Greek and Roman Homelands
Viae: The Roads of Rome
Pompeii Resources
A Day in Pompeii Exhibit Opening — NBC San Diego
Eruption of Vesuvius Timeline
Virtual Audio Tour — A Day in Pompeii
Recovered from Pompeii's Ashes — San Diego Union-Tribune
Wikipedia — Pompeii
Pompeii: The Last Day — The Discovery Channel
Huge Vesuvius Eruption Buried Town 2,000 Years Before Pompeii — National Geographic News
Volcano Resources
Photo glossary of volcano terms — United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Build your own volcano — National Geographic Volcano Interactive
Volcano Resources — USGS
Volcano Resources for Educators — USGS
Worldwide Volcanic Activity Weekly Report — Smithsonian Institute and USGS
Forces of Nature — National Geographic
Recent Earthquakes and Active Volcanoes — The Virtual Times
Vesuvius Observatory
In Harm’s Way: Population and Volcanic Risk — Geotimes
Scientific Research Breakthroughs
Pigment Microscopy — Archaeology
Look Inside a Mummy — BBC News
New Software Lights Up Archaeology — Science Daily
Recommended Reading
Pompeii: The Living City
Antiquity Recovered: Legacy of Pompeii & Herculaneum
Gardens of Pompeii
Earthly Paradises: Ancient Gardens In History & Archaeology
Domus: Wall Painting in a Roman House
Visit the Museum Bookstore for further reading!
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