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Terms & Definitions

Aerology: The study of free atmosphere through its vertical extent. Deals with the chemistry and physical reactions that occur within the various atmospheric layers.Tends to be coupled with meteorology.

Aerosol: Particulate matter suspended in the air. Includes soil particles, smoke residue, ocean salt, bacteria, seeds, spores, volcanic ash, and meteoric particles. Amount decreases with altitude. Solid particles serve as nuclei for condensation of water vapor and are necessary for precipitation.

Climatology: Study of atmospheric conditions over periods of time measured in years or longer. Includes study of the kinds of weather that occur in a place. (Both frequent types of weather, and anomalous weather)

Heterosphere: The upper-part of the atmosphere where the gases are no longer uniformly mixed. The gases stratify according to molecular weight. (Hydrogen layer, helium layer, oxygen layer, nitrogen layer)

Homosphere: The lower-part of the atmosphere where the gases are uniformly mixed.

Mesopause: The upper-limit of the of mesosphere. Up to here, the gases are uniformly mixed and are part of the homosphere. 

Mesosphere: From about 48 km up to 80 km. Temperature declines with altitude. Above the stratosphere, and below the layer of nitrogen. 

Lucius Sepunius, son of Lucius, and Marcus Herrenius Epidanus, son of Aulus, magistrates with judicial powers, saw to this being made at their expense

Numerius Popidius Celsinus, son of Numerius, rebuilt at his own expense from its foundation the Temple of Isis, which had collapsed in an earthquake; because of his generosity, although he was only 6 years old, the town councilors nominated him into their number free of charge.

With these carved inscriptions in mind, discuss politics, religion, and material culture at Pompeii. Focus your discussion on TWO of the following structures in Pompeii: the Temple of Apollo, the Temple of Isis, the Temple of Jupiter (Capitolium), the Temple of Fortuna Augusta,

How did religion and ritual activities relate to politics and patronage at Pompeii? Be sure to include details of design, location, and dates of construction.

Based on the archaeological and written evidence, discuss entertainment and the architectural buildings that housed dramatic performances and spectacles at Pompeii. Focus your essay on two of the following buildings:

Theatrum Maius, Quadriporticus, Amphitheater, Theatrum Tectum

Be sure to include the details of design, location, and dates of construction. How did performances and spectacles related to politics and patronage at Pompeii?

Theatrum Maius:

Had slanted seated that was segregated by social class

Seating arrangement reinforced social structures

Aristocratic men got best seats

Women and slaves had to sit further away

Actors who entertained these people were considered the lowest part of society, despite everyone paying money to see them

Quadriporticus

Got converted into a ludus gladiatorius (gladiator school)

Found skeletons, armor, parts of weaponry 

Graffiti found that shows how gladiators were sort of sex symbols

Girls heart-throb, Thracian gladiator Celadus, belonging to Octavus, fought 3, won 3.

Amphitheater

Quinctius Valgus and Marcus Porcius have their names on it, and other structures

They must have had a lot of money to propel their name like that

People came from other cities to support their favorite gladiators

Riot of 59 

Gladiators visited from out of town and fought Pompeian gladiators

Pompeii had its own referee and were possibly cheating, so the visiting team got upset

Riot was so bad that Nero banned the games there for like 13 years lmao

Rome tried not to have permanent sports structures in any one town because it gave the local populace too much power

“Marcus Holconius Rufus and Marcus Holconius Celer built at their own expense the passageway, boxes, and theater setting.”

Theatrum Tectum

Quinctius and Marcus built this theater too

So again, they’re paying a ton of money to fund construction in their name

People will think highly of them for paying to make entertainment for people

Roofed theater mostly meant to hold political assemblages

Nvm, I feel the need to rant into space before I sleep

I spent 12 hours on campus yesterday (8 am - 8 pm) because of work and class, then wrote an essay for 3 hours after that when I got home. I spent another hour at the gym, and then went to bed. The past couple weeks have all been pretty similar.

It’s been a 17 credit summer and I finally will be done with Pompeii tomorrow, but my first weekend of real summer is also my last :( 

Fall semester starts the following Monday... I never had a summer T__T

Admittedly, fall aesthetic is my favorite anyways, so that’s something to look forward to! I get super existential when I think about this being my senior year of college. I suppose I can always do grad school afterwards, but I think my main goal after graduation will be to start pulling in money to pay off my debt with. If I get the hankering to study again, I suppose I can always just read a textbook for the heck of it...! That’s pretty likely ;)