It has been estimated that its population was 5-10,000. It was smaller than Pompeii.
Pompeii did not affect people in any particular way. It was just an ordinary Roman town. It was mount Vesuvius which affected people. It erupted in 79, covered the town with ash and killed its inhabitants.
Boat, foot, horse, mule, wagon. The volcano erupted in 79 so after that no one went there. You can still see the ruts that the wagon wheels made in Pompeii.
about 20.000 people
Pompeii never erupted. It just stayed right where it was. The volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted. That was in 79 AD.
35,000 people lived there before it erupted in 79 AD
It has been estimated that its population was 5-10,000. It was smaller than Pompeii.
An estimated 15,000 people.
yes it erupted killing most if not all the people
Because they had no other explanation for why the volcano erupted.
Yes. The volcano near Pompeii is Vesuvius It has erupted many times before and after the famous 79 AD eruption. The last one was in 1944. The town of Pompeii is active in the sense that people still visit it and archaeologists are still busy examining its ruins.
Mount Vesuvius erupted suddenly, without warning. The people of the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were caught by surprise The cities were covered with ashes. The people did not have time to run away.
Pompeii did not affect people in any particular way. It was just an ordinary Roman town. It was mount Vesuvius which affected people. It erupted in 79, covered the town with ash and killed its inhabitants.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a thick layer of volcanic ash and pumice. The eruption was a catastrophic event that resulted in the destruction of these cities and the deaths of thousands of people.
Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii and the surrounding area. The debris was so much it changed the coastline and 65 acres were covered. The people who were living there had no chance to survive.
approximately 2,000 people died
Boat, foot, horse, mule, wagon. The volcano erupted in 79 so after that no one went there. You can still see the ruts that the wagon wheels made in Pompeii.