How Did Pompeii Happen

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The morning of August 24, 79 AD started off like every other day in Pompeii, Italy. The streets were full of people trying to do their daily chores and jobs. Then, at 1 P.M., the people of Pompeii saw and heard the explosion of volcanic rock erupting from Mount Vesuvius, which was less than five miles away from Pompeii. By 1:30 P.M. the whole sky was blocked out by volcanic rock and ash. The eruption lasted 25 hours and killed over 2,000 people. Pompeii was just like a typical Roman city. There was a forum on one side of town, and temples on the other side. The day before Mount Vesuvius erupted, the people of Pompeii had held a festival for the fire god, Vulcan. Pompeii is located in Italy, about 17 miles away from Naples and it is 163 acres …show more content…

The explosion of Vesuvius released about 1,000 times the energy of the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima during World War 2. Pompeii is about 17,000 years old, and has erupted over 50 times. It has not erupted for the last 71 years, but scientists think it will erupt soon. Pompeii is one of the most fascinating places in the world. If Pompeii hadn’t been preserved, we wouldn’t know most of the things we know about Ancient Rome now. The history of Pompeii is very mysterious, but very important to us.
The morning of August 24, 79 AD started off like every other day in Pompeii, Italy. The streets were full of people trying to do their daily chores and jobs. Then, at 1 P.M., the people of Pompeii saw and heard the explosion of volcanic rock erupting from Mount Vesuvius, which was less than five miles away from Pompeii. By 1:30 P.M. the whole sky was blocked out by volcanic rock and ash. The eruption lasted 25 hours and killed over 2,000 …show more content…

There was a forum on one side of town, and temples on the other side. The day before Mount Vesuvius erupted, the people of Pompeii had held a festival for the fire god, Vulcan. Pompeii is located in Italy, about 17 miles away from Naples and it is 163 acres (about .25 miles) wide. Mount Vesuvius is a 4,203 feet tall stratovolcano. About 15,000 people lived in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted. After the explosion of Mount Vesuvius, the whole city of Pompeii was covered in 13-20 feet of ash and volcanic rock. The city was not found until 1748. The bodies of 1,150 out of 2,000 dead people were found beneath the city when it was finally uncovered. 600 sheep also died in this

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