Support the assertion that much of what we know about "everyday Roman life is a direct result of the Vesuvius eruption."
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
• The writings of Pliny the Younger provide details about the response of the eruption as well as the accounts of survivors.
• While nothing was initially recovered from the city of Pompeii, the excavation of the site in the eighteenth century revealed much about daily domestic life in the city.
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