The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24

uiscpVercs o! treasure in mOIcrn times Here
q man had taken refuge. and with his skeleton
were found. besides more than n thousrnl gold
coins siS gold bracelets. q gold chem nearly
service e'terward presented by I'nron RohtSchild
TO tho Louvre, One cnn hardly believe that
Souse More likely !, Iconsea I 70 rich rsnt1y
SEQ! near heEuyiuk the man who had Ted with
II NJ the time Of the eruption, when unable to
60 further. sought shelter here
III.
When Pompeii was founded Is unknown: as
however, the oldest building, the Doric Temple
In tao Forum Triangularo. In Of tho STYLE Of the
sixth century II. c., Prof Mau deems II safo
10 assume that the city was then already in ex-
isteRce. Tho founders were Oscans; from their
language came the name Of tho city for Pompe
in Oscar. meant five" The Latin equivalent
OF Pompeii would he Quintii The Campnnian
Oscans became civilized from contact with tho
Greeks who, at an early period. had settled in
Cumao in Dicaearcbin, nfterwaId Putcoli, and
In Parthenopo. later Naples. When. toward
the end Of the ffth century b c. tho SamnitSs
mountainccr kinsmen Of the Oacans pressed
down toward the coast. the cncfvated Oscans
were unable TO cope with them. In 42i Is. G.,
tho Samnites stormcd and took Capua: in 420
Cumae and Pomp-ii likewise fell into their hands
They were no more successful. however, than had
been the Oscans In resisting the influence Of Greek
culture How strong the influence was may be seen
N the remains Of Pompcii The architecture of
the period jus mentioned was Greek: Greek di-
whites were honored. and tho standn I'd measures
were inscribed with Greek names In less than a
hundred years new strife arosc between tho
moro cultured Samnites Of tho plain and
their ruler kinsmcn In the mountains. In
this struggle. Rome took a part, and. by 200
B C., had brought both the men OF the noun
'nins and the men Of the plain under her dominion
Tho complete sutjugniion and Romani zation
Of Campania, however did not take place until
after the time Of tho Social War (90-sS b. c..
III. Samnites stnked oil on the SUCCESS Of the
popular party. and lost In the narrative of these
events Pompel Is not often mentioned Al
the time Of the second Sannte War in tho year
$40 H. c., we read that Roman expedition under
Puelius Cornelius landed at tho mouth Of the
Same: Pompcii WAS situated at the junction
Of that river with the Day Of Naples Here We
should note that the town formerly lay nearer
the sea and nearer the river than At present auu-
vial deposits having. In the course OF centuries,
pushed the shore linz further away. The town
IL now about mile and quarter from the nearest
point 81 tho coast, in antiquity. II was less than
n third OF n mic. The Sarno, too, now flows
nearly twothir's Of a mile from Pcmp,.: In an.
Gent times TWAS not more than half SO lar away
We have no deiiniic information rcga ;dng the
attitude Of the Pompeiiars after tho battle OF
Cam ae (2l6 II, c.: probably they Joined tho side
OF Hannibal, whs, however, was defeated in the
following year and obliged TO leo We Cam pania 70
the Romans. In the Social War. when, in the
summer Of 90 d. C.. the Samnite Army marched
into Campanis. Pompcii allied itself with the In
sutGcnts: rs n consequence. in the following year
II was hcscgcd by Suil,. but without success
returning victorious from Asia, In the spring OF
S3 Is. C. Suila led his army into Campo nia and
his soldiers. accustomed 10 every kind OF license
may have provcl unweicome guests 10 the Pom
Is:iians In Is. {. SO a colony OF Roman vcterans
was settled in Pompeii. under the leadership of
Publius SulIa, nephew Of tho Dictator. From
a speech subsequently made by Cicero. we learn
that Sullas reorganiz alton OF the city was accom-.
pshed with great regard for the interests Of tho
PomPeiians that they ever after hold him In CRATE
ful remembrance From this time on, the life
OF Pompcii seems not 10 have differed from that
OF the other small towns Of Italy.
Pompc was the port Of NolA and Of LuoeriA
both Of which were thriving and populous inland
cities, Apart from commerce. however, an i'm.
portnnt source Of income for tho Pompeiians
lay In tho fertility Of tho surrounding
soil. In antiquity grapes wero cultivated
extensively, as tnoy mo now, on the ridge
projecting from the foot Of Vcsuvius toward the
south. Pliny the Elder makes frequent mention
OF the Pompoi!an vino but adds that indulgence
in II brings headache that will last till noon OF
tho following day. Tho olive, too, was cult
waited. but only TO a limited extent. In tho plain
below ho city. vegetables werc raised tho cabbages
OF Pompen. frequently mentioned by ancient writ
ers, wsrc highly prlod. Tho working up OF tho
products OF the fisheries formed an i'm por,.nt
industry. Tho Ash sauces which 20 uckled the
palate Of Roman opicures were produced hero Of
the finest quality. The Pompeiians also turned
to account tho volcanic products Of v.suvius
Pumioe stone WAS an article Of EXPORT. From tho
lava, too, wero made mill stones for both grain
mills and oil mills To such sources OF revenue
may be added tho presence Of rich Romans, who,
attracted by the delightful climate built country
scas In tho vicinity. Among them was Clooro,
who often speaks OF his Pompeii,n villa That
the impenal family also had a villa here may be
inferred from curious accident We arc told
that Drusus tho young son OF Claudius latter.
ward Emporor), few days after his betrothal
70 tho daughter Of Seianus, was chohed TO death
at Pompcii by pear which he had thrown TN
In tho air and caught In his mouth. These country
seats, no doubt lay on tho high ground back
OF Pompcii toward Vosuvius: they probably
faced tho sea-
How largo population Pompeii possessed al
the tmo OF tho destruction Of the city Il Is mpos
sdble to determine. painstaking examine