Shelden, Olive Maria2017-09-202017-09-201898http://hdl.handle.net/2097/37426Citation: Shelden, Olive Maria. Last days of Pompeii. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1898.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: Pompeii now the “city of the dead,” was an ancient city of Campania, situated on the Bay of Naples, in that region noted for its beauty and picturesqueness, and being in a little valley at the foot of Vesuvius. At the date of the story, about nineteen centuries ago, when Rome was in the hautiest age of the Empire, in its luxury and power, Pompeii was a populous and flourishing place, a half-Grecian colony of Hercules, mingling the manners and costumes of Hellas with those of Italy. The worship of Isis, the favorite god of the Egyptians had been imported into Italy and was now the rage. The licentiousness of the priesthood and the false oracles were not yet unveiled, and the early struggles of Christianity with heathen superstition was just beginning.The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.PompeiiItalyHistoryTextThesesManuscripts (documents)