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This 3 page paper examines artifacts from Pompeii and Rome to try to discern what life was like in the Roman Empire. Architecture is discussed. Life as it was then is compared with life as it is known today. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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early years? How was life different from what it is today? Obvious differences include the fact that there was no technology at the time. People had to wash clothing without
benefit of the Sears washer and dryer. They had to live without air conditioning and the conveniences of modern life. Perhaps the not so obvious differences include more specific peculiarities
to Italy. When studying the time period, artifacts and architecture tell a tale. Scientists find things in order to try to create a sense of what went on in the
day. How did people live during the Roman Empire and what might discoveries say about it? It should be said that new discoveries occur all of the time. For instance,
Lorenzi (2005) reports on the fact that an ancient star catalog had been lost for some time, but is something that emerged very recently. A seven foot high statue, made
of marble, depicts Titan who is carrying the Earth (Lorenzi, 2005). On this statue emerges a start catalogue that had seemingly disappeared (Lorenzi, 2005). What does this tell us about
life at the time? It seems that areas like astronomy and astrology are not new. People have been studying the stars for years. It also suggests that people lived with
the same lingering questions at the time as now. Some things never change, while other things change drastically. Other lingering discoveries suggest that the Romans, at the time, were
doing some of the same things as people do today. Today, people pave driveways and build homes. The Romans actually invented concrete (Roberts, 1993). It is surprising but true. Romans
were very artistic and like people who would come later, liked to build and beautify the region. However, there is only scant evidence of this. At least, there might have
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