Secrets of Pompeii: Buried City of Ancient Rome

By Tim O'Shei

Dig through the ruins at the base of the mighty Mount Vesuvius to discover the archeological wonder of the once-buried city of Pompeii. What do the site’s ornate buildings and sculptures tell us about how the ancient Romans lived? And what can be gleaned from the body casts of those who died in Mount Vesuvius’ massive outburst? Travel along with scientists to find out how their discoveries shed light on this historic site’s deepest mysteries. Unlocking the secrets of the past is just an artifact away!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Dec 21, 2015
• ISBN: 9781515730323

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 DIG A RIVER, FIND A CITY!

CHAPTER 2 BUILDINGS AND RELICS

CHAPTER 3 PEOPLE

CHAPTER 4 DOWNFALL

CHAPTER 5 PRESERVATION

GLOSSARY

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CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

INTERNET SITES

INDEX

CHAPTER ONE

DIG A RIVER, FIND A CITY!

A team of workers was digging a tunnel in southern Italy. They were working several miles south of the city of Naples. Scoop by scoop, they shoveled up dirt. Then—clack! Suddenly they stopped. They had hit something big and hard. What had they found?

Their boss, architect Domenico Fontana, told the workers to dig deeper. The object they had hit was a brick wall. With a bit more digging, they uncovered more brick walls and even saw paintings on them.

The workers didn’t know what they had found, but they had stumbled upon the ancient city of Pompeii. By the time Fontana’s crew found it in 1599 Pompeii was just a name in old stories.

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