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This study will seek to answer the question of what life was really like in the Roman Empire using the evidence left in Pompeii after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. I chose this question because I find it fascinating that such a tragedy has given historians such a priceless, frozen archaeological legacy. I have always been interested in the Roman Empire and how they were so technologically advanced for their era, with their inventions which are still being used to this day. The disaster of Mount Vesusius had killed the residents of Pompeii, but has left us with a perfectly preserved sight from the past, where it shows what life was really like 2,000 years ago. This is still important today as it is reliable evidence in how our ancestors lived and how we evolved through the years. In order to answer this question, I have structured my analysis using the following method. I will start by explaining the historical events of Mount Vesuvius and the town of Pompeii. I then move on to consider what this disaster really offers to a historian and if the evidence is valuable by using evidence found in a hidden cave of 54 skeletons, and the markings on the walls across the city of Pompeii.
 * How useful is Pompeii to a historian studying what life was like in the Roman Empire? – Grace Ogden**