In 79 C.E., Mount Vesuvius, the stratovolcano off the west coast of Italy, violently erupted, and destroyed the city of Pompeii. The city was quickly buried under layers of ash, suffocating and killing many of its citizens. The amount of ash that buried Pompeii kept the city well preserved, showing archeologists a perfect picture of past Roman life. Vesuvius is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the large populations and cities that reside around its slopes. It rests on a tectonic plate boundary where the African Plate is subducting under the Eurasian Plate (Bagley). As a stratovolcano, Vesuvius is known to have violent and explosive eruptions along with pyroclastic flows and raining ash. With …show more content…
However, scientists have discovered that there is a tear underneath Vesuvius. The lower part of the subducting African plate is torn and detached from the upper plate, forming a “slab window.” Vesuvius rest right above that slab window. This makes the rocks of Vesuvius chemically different from the other volcanoes in the Campanian arc (Ball). The tear allows heat from the Earth’s mantle to melt the plate, which builds up pressure and causes more violent and explosive eruptions (Bagley). Stratovolcanos like Vesuvius are usually formed from alternating layers of pyroclastic debris and lava flows. The magma present at Mount Vesuvius is andesitic, making it an intermediate composition (Sabatino). The force of the eruption was almost 100,000 times greater than the force of the nuclear bomb in Hiroshima (Cartwright). Because of the magma composition, the gases present in volcanoes could not escape. As more gas was trapped, it eventually leads to the deadly eruption when the volcano could no longer contain the amount of gas in the mountain. The volcano has erupted more than 50 times since the eruption of 79 C.E. Originally, Vesuvius was thought to have a 20-year eruption cycle. However, the last explosion was in 1944, making another catastrophic eruption long overdue (Bagley).
People chose to settle near Vesuvius because the ash around the base provided rich soil, perfect for growing wine grapes.
Ancient Rome is near the Tyrrhenian sea and the Mediterranean sea, it is surrounded by water, being surrounded from the sea helps to protect Rome from invasions. Rome’s location got traders from the Mediterranean sea which it is easier for transportation. This made Roman empires and cities to trade, they were able to trade with Europe, Peninsula, Africa. Rome’s central location made it easier for trading. The resources that the Romans got were fish so they could eat, having fresh water they could drink. The Alps and the Apennines are the two mountain ranges that protects Rome from any army attacking.
In the year 79 A.D. the volcano, Mount Vesuvius, had its’s most famous eruption when it buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii along with the small neighbouring towns of Stabiae and Herculaneum. The eruption killed two thousand people and left the city buried under millions of tons of volcanic ash. Pompeii was rediscovered again in 1748, by a group of explorers after it laid under a layer of volcanic ash since the explosion. Underneath a thick layer of dust and debris the city was mostly intact. The skeletons, buildings, and artifacts have allowed archeologists to discover a great deal about the ancient world.
To begin with Mt. Vesuvius was one of the most deadliest volcanoes we’ve ever known. To prove that statement Mt. Vesuvius is the only known active volcano on the mainland of Europe. It is known for the eruption in A.D. 79 that wiped out the city of Pompeii and the city of Herculaneum. The people were just doing their everyday thing, when Mt. Vesuvius which they didn’t even know was a volcano exploded, sending lava flowing towards Pompeii and the city of Herculaneum. If you look at the casts of the pompeians, they look more frightened than any other person would. Mt. St. Helens is known for it’s explosive 1980 eruption. The has been the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest. About
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.
In the geological world, Mount Vesuvius’ eruption, and consequently the destruction of Pompeii, is one of the most discussed and debated of history. Pompeii was a large Roman town, which was located on the island of Campania. Pompeii is no longer the same as it used to be. Pompeii was a normal town until 79 CE. On this day Mt. Vesuvius erupted and covered the town in ash. Some people believed the universe was being resolved into fire. The ash filled in the air, seas, and land. Ash fell into ships, the closer the ship’s went, the darker and denser.
The appreciation of art: taking in what is in front of oneself by analyzing the many facets that are intricately placed in a sculpture, painting or anything that is to be considered art; within this paper will be explained the three subjects, analysis, content, and function of Volaire’s work on The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius that allow one to have a true appreciation for the arts. It is through these three subjects that one can see how valuable art truly is. Without these subjects all is lost and the woman without a grasp of them is ignorant of a great chunk of the world around her for it is indeed true that art is all around us. The artists that paint, and sculpt, see this natural beauty and replicate it through the many mediums available to them, giving us eternal beauty that can be held onto forever. Volaire has done that with his piece dealing with Mount Vesuvius.
This is not true, for Vesuvius is one of the smallest active volcanoes in the world (Barnes, 42). In fact, the eruption in 79 was not even Mount Vesuvius’s most colossal eruption. Vesuvius was an active volcano both before and after it demolished Pompeii. There have been over 70 eruptions in the last 17,000 years, notably altering the recovery of the historical site (Brilliant, 31). Eight of these major eruptions are alleged as even more severe than the one that demolished the Pompeii. The reason that the 79 AD eruption is acknowledged so highly is the fact that it created a natural time-capsule of the Roman Empire, allowing archaeologists a glimpse into the
The volcano is actually a volcano inside of a volcano. When scientists studied the structure they pointed out its two different cone shaped tops spread about three miles long of a valley in between. They then stated that it was two volcanoes one inside the other in some geographic way. The eruption in 79AD was the first recorded eruption for history. Mount Vesuvius is in the Campanian volcanic arc along with Vulcan and some others
Mount Vesuvius is located on the southern coast of Italy, 1,281 metres above the Bay of Naples on the plain of Campania between the Apennine Mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea. Mount Vesuvius is part of the Romana volcanic belt which covers about 450km from Mount Amatia, 130km from north-west Rome and 110km from East Naples. The Romana volcanic belt is made up of two parallel volcanic scars. Mount Vesuvius is on the Western arc. This zone is highly fractured which allows magma to rise up into the magma chamber beneath Mount Vesuvius. This chamber is thought to be approximately 5km below the volcano and almost 2km high with a diameter of around 1km. The volcano is situated where two faults in the Earth’s crust converge. (De Boer and Sanders, 2002)
Since Mount Vesuvius is so old, it has a long history of eruptions. The first known eruption was in 5960
I says that it's eruption in the year 79 AD is the most known and the most Famous eruption that has happened so far right now, and that eruption killed more than 16,000. Mud, ashes, and rocks were burying the cities of Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius is known for covering ashes on the people who were victims to its eruptions but when the victims of the eruptions who were suffocated by the ashes were covered by the ashes and their apparel was covered with the ashes too which also saved or “preserved some “amazing” details of the victim’s
Would you want to be in the city of pompeii or mt. st. helens, when the volcanos erupted? Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980, and vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. They were both the same kind of volcano, stratovolcano. The Volcano’s both spewed ash, and pumice. The cities could feel the tremors the “Mountains” were causing. The Volcano’ s caused huge eruptions, that buried homes, and the whole city.
When a group of 55 delegates came together in 1787 to construct a new form of government little did they know what they would set in motion. The Unites States government that we all know today would be born in the months to follow at the Philadelphia State House where just 11 years earlier the Declaration of Independence was signed. The United States Constitution stands as a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of compromise. It has allowed many people throughout history to create better lives for their selves and their families by guaranteeing their rights to be Americans. This is our living, breathing Constitution that has been able to change when need be, and it is our service to our country to promote the values that it instills to us to the world.
Mount Vesuvius is one of history’s most recognizable Volcanoes, as each of its eruptions have gone down as a significant event in geologic history. The events that transpired during and after these eruptions have shaped the way scientists and people view the sheer power that these volcanoes possessed. This report will take a look at Vesuvius’ most prolific eruption in 79 AD. The geologic setting of the mountain, precursor activity, and the impact the eruption had on the surrounding populations and towns will all be detailed. Along with these details, this report will also look at the further history of Vesuvius’s explosive past by detailing its eruption cycle. Finally, the current state of Vesuvius and the possible danger
Mark Twain argues that “self-moral code” votes society’s “moral code” in determining what’s right or wrong. He supports his assertion by juxtaposing Huck Finn 's believes to society’s morality and making fun of the idea of speeches. In order to manifest his beliefs to the readers, Twain uses Juvenalian satire and irony to demand society to second guess the moral codes set by society and instead for each person to focus on their own believes. Given the technique used by the writer it is safe to say that he uses satire to reflect on society and help readers understand the real problems of our society.