Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano that is located near the Bay of Naples in Italy and is hundred of thousands years old. It has erupted over 50 times but its most famous eruption was in the year 79 A.D. when it buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii . A witness write that the dust “poured across the land” like a flood . Two thousand people died and the city of Pompeii was left abandoned for almost as many years for each person that died. When a group of archaeologists rediscovered the site in year 1748
understand the events following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. First of all, this picture was of before the volcano erupted, when the clouds of hot ash were billowing above this city of Pompeii. Any ideas that historians came up with ――from just looking at this picture―― about the events following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, would be inferences, because it is impossible to get information about what happened after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius from looking at a picture of what the city of
I n 79 A.D Mt. Vesuvius was making wired noises. the year before that damaged somethings that could have made it erupt but nobody knows why. It was really hot outside that night. There is now victims that had died and they are in glass cases so they don’t get destroyed. The magma could have built up in the volcano for a long time. People were running for their lives to stay alive. This disaster was natural so nobody caused this to happen. This disaster is famous because there are still a lot of
Furthermore, Mount Vesuvius is rich in history and detail to be and learned from the age of the volcano to the types of rocks that can be found around and inside the walls of the volcano. Mount Vesuvius is a volcano located in near one of Italy’s largest Naples overlooking the bay. It is the only active volcano in Europe at this time that has produced a series of eruptions before the infamous eruption in 79A.D. to its last eruption in 1944. The focus of this research paper is on Mount Vesuvius is two of its
It all started in August 4th, 79 A.D. Mount Vesuvius has experienced eight major eruptions in the last 17,000 years. The 79 AD eruption is the most well-known ancient eruptions in the world, and may have killed more than 16,000 people. wiped out the entire towns in the next 25 hours. It had buried the city of Pompeii which measured up to 1,281 meters tall. some people where farther away so that meant they had a little more time than the others that lived right next to it. The people that survived
Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius An ancient city lost after being buried under ashes, Pompeii had been found after being lost for thousands of years since the tragedy of Pompeii in A.D. 79. Now, a huge tourist attraction, people come from all over the world to see this mysterious city. “Since its discovery in 1748, people have been digging up Pompeii for over 250 years. You might think there was little more to learn, but as Paul Roberts, curator of the British Museum exhibition says, if there’s one thing
known as Mt. Vesuvius, erupted and struck the entire city of Pompeii. As a result, many citizens of Pompeii suffocated to death from the ash and the entire city was left dry and still. The volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the aftermath it left on the city of Pompeii left a positive influence on my academic upbringing. At one point, almost everyone had heard about the unfortunate story of Pompeii. Mt. Vesuvius is said to be one of the fascinating volcanoes in the world. Mt. Vesuvius has great
Volcanic Eruptions: 79 AD Versus the Present ATOC 250: Natural Disasters Term Paper Abstract: Volcanic eruptions can be disastrous and deadly. It is, therefore, important to look back at prior eruptions and compare them to present eruptions in order to draw conclusions on what could be done to mitigate loss of life and destruction. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD on Pompeii and surrounding areas proved to be catastrophic because of the location of the volcano and especially since citizens
Pompeii is located in Italy's southern Campania region near the coast of the Bay of Naples. In the year 79 C.E Mt. Vesuvius erupted in a ball of ash and pumice, both annihilating the city but leaving it impeccably preserved. The remains of the city provide a fascinating glimpse into life during the Pax Romana, or Roman Peace. The tons of ash that piled on the city preserved