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The city of Pompeii was buried by ash and pumice from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. To finalize the misery, a super hot heat surge roasted anything that could have escaped the effects of breathing in the volcanic ash.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey died in what is known as a Pyroclastic flow. This a fast moving cloud of ash and debris and super hot gasses. They can reach speed of up to 300 miles an hour and are almost impossible to escape. When Vesuvius erupted this Cloud was released and raced down the mountain to the town basically flash burning every thing in its path. That's why you can see people huddled on floors holding children etc etched in stone.
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∙ 14y agoThe city of Pompeii was destroyed by a explosion from Mt.Vesuvius. Ash covered the hole city and every one was barred alive.
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∙ 14y agoIn 79 A.D., Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
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∙ 13y agoIt was destroyed by a volcano.
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∙ 13y agoeveryone died
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∙ 9y agoThey died when Vesuvius erupted.
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∙ 11y agoHistorical site that people can visit.
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What disaster happened during the reign of Titus in Ancient Rome?
During Titus's reign, there occurred a major disaster: the eruption of Vesuvius which buried Pompeii and Herculaneum.
When did vesuvuis's eruption devastate Pompeii?
The eruption of Vesuvius that devastated Pompeii happened in 70 AD.
What happened at pompeii?
The volcano Versivious erupted. That happened on the 24 August 74AD.
Was Pompeii’s big as Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico does not have a Active volcano , so what happened to Pompeii happen to Puerto Rico?
Who found pompeii?
It was discovered by a farmer who happened to stumble upon it.
What happened during the eruption of mtvesuvius?
Mount Vesuvius is at next to Pompeii, Italy. It erupted and covered all of Pompeii in lava. The lava cooled other the peope, freezing thyem like statues. If you peel away the now cooled lava, you will see people's bones. You can see two pompeii people covered by cooled lava.
Was Pompeii before the Trojan War?
No, the volcano that wiped Pompeii off the map took place long after when the Trojan War is thought to have happened.
Which of these was the reason for the destruction of ancient Pompeii?
Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash during an eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius.
When was the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna that destroyed pompeii?
Pompeii does not erupt. Pompeii was a city that was buried by ash and pumice in 79 AD, during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius.
What happened pompeii?
it got buried by 15-18 ft of pumice and ash in 79AD
Is Pompeii a county?
no Pompeii is a partially buried Roman Town near Naples, Italy. It was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD
What did the archeologists find in pompeii after pliny the younger?
Archaeologists did not find anything after Pliny the Younger. Pliny the Younger only described the eruption of Mount Vesuvius when it happened in 79. Pompeii was first discovered in 1599 during works to divert a local river, but the uncovered areas were covered again. Pompeii was rediscovered again in 1748 and the first archaeological excavations started in 1764.
