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very, very few. maybe 5
Uhm, sorry, but You are quite wrong. There were over 10.000 people living in Pompeii (census records were incomplete at the time), and another 10.000-15.000 people in the surrounding area. Records of Rome show that there were relief centers set up to handle over 30.000 people that had fled the towns of Pompeii, Ercolano, Oplantis, and other villages on the plain at the base of Mt. Vesuvio.
Many written texts, written by some of those that fled, have survived to this day, allowing Us to know what the final day was like. The most famous of these was written by Pliny the Younger and tells how many started fleeing shortly after 1:00pm, when the citizenry felt the first rumblings and saw the huge column of smoke coming from the mountain. Vesuvio had not erupted for centuries, so the current inhabitants had no idea what was happening.
By mid-afternoon the column of smoke had turned to ash and pumice, and as people were fleeing it rained down on them, covering the streets with 15 cm of rubble in one hour.
By nightfall, the pyroclastic surge had killed many with its deadly gases and heat reaching 1500* F. By midnight all was over, with Pompeii filled with molten lava that actually buried the towns and plain under 15 feet of new soil.
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How many people died in the eruption of Herculaneum?
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Were there any survivors after the Tambora eruption?
Of course there had to be at least one?
Why did wealthy people go to Pompeii?
Pompeii was not a city where wealthy people went. It was an average, working, Roman town. Not to say that there were not wealthy people living in Pompeii, there were, just as in any other city, but they were generally the people who made their wealth in Pompeii and so belonged to the city's upper class. The wealthy went to the city of Herculaneum or to Stabiae or Oplontis, which were resort towns.
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt at Pompeii?
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What were the people of Pompeii called?
They were known as Italians, being that that is where Pompeii is situated.But, people from Pompeii are called Pompeians.
Were there any survivors in pompeii?
Some survivors were helped by the fleet at Miseneum. Others like Pliny the Younger were able to walk the relatively short distance to safety (less than 10 miles). Only 2,000 died in Pompeii. A small number in Herculaneum waited until it was too late. The majority of the residents of both Herculaneum and Pompeii fled. There are records of them being in Neopolis after the quake. Many homes in both cities were vacation homes so presumably some people returned to their main residences. Other accounts report survivors returning to dig and try to salvage valuables. The Emperor sent money for relief to the survivors. It must have been a huge refugee crises with 30,000 or more people fleeing to Neapolis, Miseneum and other communities around the Bay of Naples.
Did some Pompeii survivors have black eyes?
Yes, ash got into their eyes and their eyes got completely black.
What was the name of the survivors of Pompeii?
Experts think that around 20,000 could have escaped, which is about 90% of the population. There are many that survived and it is very difficult to find the names of a few survivors, let alone this many.
What does Pinly the Younger describe in a survivors letter from in search of Pompeii?
He saves others lifes but he just ends up dying
Were there any survivors from flight 93?
No, their were no survivors.
How did the survivors of pompeii manage to live?
They evacuated Pompeii. They residents knew Vesuvius would have a large eruption soon, as it was spouting ash and lava.
How do they know the population of Pompeii?
They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.They do not know the population of Pompeii. Any figures given out are just estimates as there were no population records for the town.
How much servivors where there pompeii?
The only survivors were people who were there. Some escaped, but most died. The eruption sent gases and rocks so fast that,in 7 minuets the coastline was changed forever, buried 65 acres, and three cities were affected. Anyone in Pompeii was dead in several feet of ash and rocks. Today to get into Pompeii you walk up a walkway because the ground level of Pompeii is above the modern ground level.
Was there any survivors from the nazi concentration camps?
Yes, there were about 3 million Holocaust survivors.
Were there any survivors on any of the planes hijacked on 911?
no
How do people make a living in Pompeii?
They don't. That's right, people don't live in Pompeii any more. The better question here is: How "did" people make a living in Pompeii.
Why is Pompeii important to Australia?
Pompeii doesn't have any importance to Australia, except for people who are archaeologists and interested in travelling over there.
