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Pompeii

/pɒmˈpeɪi/ eienaam, naamwoord

A ruined Roman town in Italy, destroyed by Vesuvius (a volcano) in 79AD

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Their theaters were capable of holding audiences of over a thousand, and in Pompeii there was a large amphitheater that could seat almost the entire town.
Die teaters was groot genoeg vir gehore van meer as ’n duisend, en in Pompeji was daar ’n groot amfiteater met sitplek vir byna die hele dorp.

Most of the inhabitants of Pompeii chose to ignore the angry sounds of Mount Vesuvius.
Die meeste inwoners van Pompeji het verkies om die onheilspellende gedreun van die berg Vesuvius te ignoreer.

Then the village of Te Wairoa became New Zealand’s Pompeii, buried by its own Vesuvius.
Die dorpie Te Wairoa het toe Nieu-Seeland se Pompeii geword wat deur sy eie Vesuvius begrawe is.

1, 2. (a) What sort of cities were Pompeii and Herculaneum?
1, 2. (a) Watter soort stede was Pompeji en Herkulaneum?

The sudden destruction of Pompeii makes one reflect.
Die skielike verwoesting van Pompeji laat ’n mens dink.

The destruction of Pompeii brought death and misery.
Die vernietiging van Pompeji het dood en ellende meegebring.

Of course, vent bacteria, which coat the Pompeii worm, are also able to withstand high temperatures.
Die bakterieë wat die Pompeji-wurm bedek, is ook natuurlik in staat om hoë temperature te verduur.

Written waxed polyptychs, or tablets hinged together on their long side, were found at Herculaneum, a town destroyed along with Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E.
Geskrewe, wasbedekte poliptieke, oftewel tablette wat aan die lengtekant saamgeheg is, is gevind in Herkulaneum, ’n dorp wat in 79 G.J. saam met Pompeji deur die uitbarsting van die berg Vesuvius vernietig is.

WHEN Victorian archaeologists began systematically excavating the ancient ruins of Pompeii, they were shocked at what they uncovered.
TOE Victoriaanse argeoloë die puinhope van eertydse Pompeji stelselmatig begin opgrawe het, was hulle geskok oor wat hulle ontdek het.

In fact, during the sixth Exhibition of Religious Products, held in Pompeii, the turnover for the 1,400 companies operating in the field “was calculated to be 400 billion lire [$240 million, U.S.], with an estimated 15 per cent annual increase in the volume of sales.”
Trouens, gedurende die sesde Tentoonstelling van Godsdiensprodukte wat in Pompeji gehou is, was die omset vir die 1400 maatskappye wat in hierdie veld werk “op 400 biljoen liras [R830 miljoen] gereken, met ’n 15 persent styging in verkope”.

Excavators of Pompeii have counted 118 bars and taverns, some of which served as houses of gambling or prostitution.
Opgrawers van Pompeji het op 118 kroeë en tavernes afgekom, waarvan party dobbelhuise of bordele was.

You can walk through the silent ruins of Ostia Antica, near Rome, and marvel at ancient Pompeii, south of Naples.
Jy kan deur die stil ruïnes van Ostia Antica, naby Rome, loop en jou oor eertydse Pompeji, suid van Napels, verwonder.

These 13 victims were only a few of the estimated 16,000 that perished in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, on August 24, 79 C.E.
Hierdie 13 slagoffers was net ’n paar van die 16 000 wat na raming op 24 Augustus 79 G.J. in die eertydse stad Pompeji, Italië, omgekom het.

Pompeii—Where Time Stood Still
Pompeji—Waar die tyd stilgestaan het

One such example is from a villa unearthed in Pompeii, appropriately called The Orchard House, as it is decorated with frescoes that depict various plants, including a lemon tree.
Een voorbeeld hiervan word gevind in ’n villa wat in Pompeji opgegrawe is, wat gepas Die Vrugteboordhuis genoem word, aangesien dit versier is met muurskilderye van verskeie plante, onder andere ’n suurlemoenboom.

Any who visit Pompeii can still observe the mills for grinding corn, the vegetable market, and the shops of fruit sellers and wine merchants.
Enigiemand wat Pompeji besoek, kan nog die graanmeulens, die groentemark en die winkels van vrugteverkopers en wynhandelaars sien.

Like no other archaeological site in the world, the ruins of Pompeii and the surrounding areas provide a snapshot that enables modern scholars and the curious to scrutinize everyday life in the first century C.E.
Die ruïnes van Pompeji en die omliggende gebiede gee, soos geen ander argeologiese terrein in die wêreld nie, vir hedendaagse geleerdes en die nuuskieriges ’n kykie in die daaglikse lewe in die eerste eeu G.J. en stel hulle in staat om dit noukeurig te ondersoek.

Noting the writings of others on a wall in Pompeii, one observer himself wrote: “It is a wonder, O wall, that thou hast not yet crumbled under the weight of so much written nonsense.”
’n Waarnemer wat opgemerk het wat ander op ’n muur in Pompeii geskryf het, het self geskryf: “Dit is ’n wonder, o muur, dat jy nog nie onder die gewig van soveel geskrewe onsin verkrummel het nie.”

3 The appalling end of Pompeii and Herculaneum was more than matched by the cataclysmic destruction of Jerusalem nine years earlier, although that catastrophe was man-made.
3 Die verskriklike einde van Pompeji en Herkulaneum was niks in vergelyking met die rampspoedige vernietiging van Jerusalem nege jaar vroeër nie, hoewel daardie ramp deur mense veroorsaak is.

In Herculaneum, a few miles from Pompeii, those who did not immediately flee found themselves trapped.
In Herculaneum, ’n paar kilometer van Pompeji af, is dié wat nie onmiddellik gevlug het nie, vasgekeer.

Many such mills still stand in Pompeii.
Baie van hierdie meule staan nog in Pompeji.

(b) What warning did many inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum ignore, and with what result?
(b) Watter waarskuwing het baie inwoners van Pompeji en Herkulaneum geïgnoreer, en met watter gevolg?

This is Pompeii, where it seems that time stood still.
Dit is Pompeji, waar dit lyk of die tyd stilgestaan het.

In 1886, New Zealand’s North Island suffered its own “Vesuvius” eruption and “Pompeii” destruction.
Nieu-Seeland se Noordeiland het in 1886 sy eie “Vesuvius”-uitbarsting en “Pompeii”-vernietiging gehad.

Within two days Pompeii and a vast area of countryside were covered with a thick layer, to an average depth of eight feet [2.5 m].
Binne twee dae was Pompeji en ’n groot deel van die platteland bedek met ’n dik laag, wat gemiddeld 2,5 meter diep was.