After the ash settled it rained, setting the ash as hard as concrete, making it impenetrable. This is what kept the town protected for 2000 years.
Pompeii and Herculaneum were preserved (and also obliterated) after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Stabiae was also impacted, but not destroyed.
Naples.
Mount vesuvius destroyed the Italian city of pompeii in 79 a.d
Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 burying the city of Pompeii.
It wasn't Mount Pompeii, it was Mount Vesuvius. It first erupted 18,300 years ago, but the one we most know of was when it destroyed Pompeii in AD 79.
Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii.
Pompeii and Herculaneum were preserved (and also obliterated) after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Stabiae was also impacted, but not destroyed.
Mount Vesuvius affected Pompeii and the city of Herculaneum.
Naples.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii. It surrounded most of the city in pumice and ash. The entire city of Pompeii had been killed by the eruption.
Mount vesuvius destroyed the Italian city of pompeii in 79 a.d
Mt. Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 burying the city of Pompeii.
It wasn't Mount Pompeii, it was Mount Vesuvius. It first erupted 18,300 years ago, but the one we most know of was when it destroyed Pompeii in AD 79.
Southern Italy at the base of Mount Vesuvius, and next to the modern city of Pompeii.
mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius is the deadly volcano in Italy that buried the city of Pompeii in 79 AD during its eruption.
The ancient city of Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. This catastrophic event buried the city under layers of volcanic ash and pumice, preserving it for centuries until its rediscovery in the 18th century.