Vesuvius Eruption - Pompeii: Papyrus Scroll
Roman Eyewitness Report
Read the story of the authentic eyewitness account by Pliny the Younger about the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in Pompeii on a genuine ancient scroll! It's pure excitement! History lessons become a real experience for your students. The true story of the tragic destruction of the ancient city of Pompeii is written on a genuine papyrus scroll in German with Roman characters — just as the ancient Romans wrote and read “books.” The scroll contains the preserved account by Pliny the Younger about the demise of the famous Roman city Pompeii. Additionally, study the Latin script with your students!
- Length: approx. 1.20 m of genuine papyrus
- printed in German
- with readable Roman characters
- Papyrus scroll in German with Latin letters (uncial).
Roman Papyrus Scroll Reports on the Year 79 AD
The future Roman senator Pliny the Younger observed as a young man the great eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in the year 79 AD, during which the ancient cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae were completely buried. After this eruption, the volcano near Naples was active for years. Since 1944, it has been in a dormant phase. Thanks to the volcanic ash, many ancient finds have been preserved ... Research the exciting history that made history with your students!
Papyrus Scroll with Effects into the Present
The activity of Vesuvius still triggers so-called 'Plinian eruptions,' named after Roman senator Pliny the Younger. By the way, volcanology uses this term today as a general classification characteristic.
In ancient times, a “book” always came to the market as a scroll made of papyrus. Generally, the papyrus sheets, known as kollemata, were described on the inside of the papyrus scroll as glued-together papyrus rolls (recto). The fiber direction of the papyrus runs horizontally there, providing the least resistance to the ancient writing reed (calamus) or the writing quill (penna scriptoria). Try it yourself with a blank papyrus roll from the Roman shop and let students experience how writing was done in Roman times. It’s a unique experience in illustrative history lessons!
Experience History in Ancient Scrolls!
It was stories like Vergil's Aenais, for example, that dictated ancient mythology. In the Roman shop, you will find all sorts of ancient treasures among the scrolls and writings from Roman times. Writings about Emperor Nero, for example, but also classics like Caesar’s de Bello Gallico. Most texts are brought to papyrus in the original and translated into German. And even Qumran vessels — ancient “bookshelves” — can be found in the Roman shop for the ancient written treasures.
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