Mt. Vesuvius Earthquake

The natural disaster that struck Rome in 366 CE was an earthquake. According to the Document F Gibbon passage, “... Roman world was shaken by a violent and destructive earthquake… the tide returned with the wight of an immense flood…” Additionally, this tremor seemed to be followed by a tsunami. Tsunamis are intsense waves usually caused by earthquakes. Either way, this disaster claimed the lives of thousands. It must have been a very fearful time in Rome.

Over 2,000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius chose the city of Pompeii to be its next victim. August 79 A.D was the fateful day that would destroy thousands of lives, and their beloved homes. When Mount Vesuvius erupted it sent ashes, rocks, and volcanic gases to rain over Pompeii and cause complete chaos. After Mount Vesuvius’ first attack on Pompeii, a tower of debris drifted to earth. Buildings collapsed and ash clogged the air. Then a surge of poison gas and rock poured down the side of the mountain, destroying everything that laid in its path. Pompeii was done for.

Mt. Vesuvius, a dormant stratovolcano, had not erupted for over 71, 500 years. The city of Pompeii was isolated from all that was outside of its borders. The only other natural disaster recorded in the area was on February 5, 62 AD, when a major earthquake occurred in the epicenter of Pompeii (Modigliani). This severely damaged the town, causing buildings, temples, and houses to collapse. The society was ignorant to natural disasters, so many were unsure how to react. Because of this, a significant portion of the population evacuated the city after the severe quakes. The towering

I just recall that moment and I think that everything was fine we all were happy together but that one minute of earthquake turn into the worst earthquake in the history of America. Almost everyone lost their beloved ones. But we all have to move on and after that San Francisco recover itself very quickly and now it is one of the most developed state of

Mt. Vesuvius destroyed the city Pompeii in A.D. 79 it killed many people and now to this day people live there. There was no warning at all.

In the the text Harlemworld the author John L. Jackson visits Harlem in this visit Jackson began to demonstrate how the race or class interact. The author says “Harlem is often understood as a decidedly black space, as the home of African American cultural ferment and particularity, the "capital of Black America." (pg 18) then to my understanding, Harlem is portrayed as a norm for African Americans. Harlem can be an example of socialization because in the area there is a norm that everyone should act a certain way because they are from Harlem. Jackson says “To call Harlem black, to understand it as such, is to join in popular presuppositions of that selfsame blackness as an ontological solution to vexing questions of race-based social interest.”

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD was a pyroclastic event discussed in greater detail over the course of this essay.

The location and stunning view of the bay attracted people to the city. As a result, by 79 A.D., Pompeii was 160 acres and had a population of around 20,000 people. In the afternoon of August 24, 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted, sending up a plume of pumice and ash twelve miles high that could be seen from across the bay (“Pompeii”, n.p.). Earlier in the month there were several earthquakes that could have served as a warning, however “because seismic activity was so common in the area, citizens paid little attention in early August of 79 when several quakes shook the earth beneath Herculaneum and Pompeii” (Bagley, n.p.). In the article, Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii: Facts & History, Bagley describes a timeline for what happened that

Dr. Richard Waitt inform us that the eruption on May 18, 1980 surprise scientists because they had a lot of data that they collected and that data didn’t indicated that an eruption was going to come on that day. When it blast in May 18, 1980, it destroyed everything in their path. For example, a total of 57 people were killed, thousands of deer, elk, bears, and other wildlife were killed, and the eruption had cut open a 2,000-foot-wide crater in the top. The landscape was unrecognizable by geologist who had spent about two months before the explosion on May 18 working up the volcano every day. It is interesting to know that discolored rock in the valley and in the crater wall were evidence that the mountain was decaying before the eruption.

Mt. Vesuvius gave Pompeii a “warning” earthquake in 62 AD (Goor 8). In 79 AD, a loud bang warned the city that Vesuvius was about to explode (Cartwright par.12). The explosion covered over 200 square miles, including not only Pompeii, but a couple other towns (List25). The eruption lasted about a day, but the ash, rocks, and pumice blanketed the city for about two days. Pompeii was buried about twenty feet deep (List25). After the eruption, some people tried to dig to their homes (Goor 13). The eruption was one day after the festival of the Roman god of fire (List25).

The intensity of the earthquake was outrageous, even scientist found it difficult to believe how strong the earthquake was. On the the intensity scale, this earthquake reached the highest level. Not only was the earthquake an issue, the the fires that were taking place only made the overall outcome worst. This fire lasted for over 3 days and there was no possible

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if a volcanic eruption happened without warning outside of you doorstep? For the people of Pompeii, it was an unfortunate tragedy. The city of Pompeii has been an arcological mystery for a long time not being found until 1748 by a surveying engineer. The ruins had shown what happened to this ancient city at the bay of Naples Italy. Due to a volcanic eruption without warning, the city of Pompeii was preserved showing how humanity always is in the way of danger. There was even a song that arose named after the event. This song from “Bastille” and some of the lyrics hold up to some of the events of which will be quoted in this essay. The song bares striking quotes to the actual event.

Volcanic Eruption, which means the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material, is one of the catastrophes in human history. It can devastate enormous areas, as well as people. The eruption of the Vesuvius in AD 79 buried the cities of Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae with ashes and mud. (Oracle think quest) The majority of ancient volcanoes, like Mt. Vesuvius in Italy and Mt. Tambora in Indonesia are all dormant volcanoes now. However, Mt. Etna, which have been erupting for millions of years, still remaining active now. (Sicily Life) From 4 May 2011 to 6 May, it erupted and emitted enormous lava - molten rock - and ashes - chemical composition and abrasive of the particles from a volcanic

Warning signs of a volcanic eruption can occur up to a month before the eruption itself occurs. These may include earthquakes, cracks in the earth around the base of the mountain, and even the depletion of water in springs and streams. All of these signs, and more, were present up to two weeks before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which began on August 24, AD 79, and covered an estimated 16,000 citizens of Pompeii in more than 25 meters of volcanic ash. The result of this event seemingly could have been avoided, yet this is still considered to be “one of the most catastrophic and infamous eruptions in European history”(Deen 25).