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What did people who stayed in the city do to try and survive the eruption in the story Pompeii by Edgar Allan Poe?
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Pompeii is not a story, it is a real event. All they could do was hide and wait to see what unfolded.
Pompey is a character in a humorous short story 'A Predicament' by Edgar Allan Poe, but it has nothing to do with Pompeii.
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Were the residents of Pompeii expecting the eruption?
Yes, the residents of Pompeii had about six weeks warning that something was going to happen. Many of them escaped with most of their belongings. That's why there seems to be a lack of furniture and household goods in private homes. The stubborn ones, or the skeptical ones were the people who stayed and paid the price.
What is the ancient city in Europe?
In 79 AD the city of Pompeii Italy was buried by a volcanic eruption. Over 65 acres were buried in a matter of minutes and it stayed covered for several hundred years when it was found. Today, you can walk the streets of Pompeii and see how people lived in 79 AD. It is a wonderful place to see and experience. I was there in 05.
What the people of Pompeii do to save them selves?
Some fled the town whilst others took refuge in their home or business premiss. The ones that stayed hidden in Pompeii perished.
How did the people of Pompeii cope with the destroyed city?
They didn't, in fact the eruption happened so quickly the bodies of the victims were preserved with lava and ash and still remain to this dayWhen they found the bodies the bones were in place as they were 20,000 years ago.
Could plants and animals survive an apocalypse like super volcanic eruption if stayed inside glass structures with artificial sunlight habitable atmospheres etc?
They would not be able to survive because the lava is able to burn down glass.
How did people escape the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
As the people were realising that the mountain was shaking they leaved in advance scared of what was happening. Some unfortunate people stayed and watched what happened.
What caused the most destruction in Pompeii ashes earthquakes or lava?
It was the volcano ash because it suffocated all the people who stayed in Pompeii, and it also buried the town under 8 ft of ash. This also caused roofs to collapse under its weight.
In what year did Pompeii was destroyed?
Pompeii never erupted. It just stayed right where it was. The volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted. That was in 79 AD.
How did the people on mt ruapeh survive?
they stayed away from th mouinton apart from the guy who lost a leg
Why was the eruption unexpected in Pompeii in AD 79?
The eruption in 79 AD was NOT unexpected. Why do you think so many people escaped? For about two months before the big bang the area had experienced a series of earth tremors and the water supply was drying up. The smart ones got out. The ones who stayed were the ones who, for some reason could not leave or simply "didn't believe it was anything serious". This accounts for the low death toll in relationship to the total population.
How do you people survive tsnamis?
Either they are very lucky or the got to high enough ground so they stayed safe.
Why didn't the people of Pompeii realize that Mount Vesuvius was a volcano?
The simple answer is no. The more complicated answer is the volcano had been rumbling for a long time and the population had grown used to it. The violence of the main eruption was a surprise. Don't forget that no-one in Roman times actually understood volcanoes so could not have predicted the eventual eruption. In fact volcanoes are still very unpredictable beasts even now, despite our modern, vastly greater, understanding of them.
