Pompeii

since lava is so hot, it completely obliviates the organism, but leaves a hollow gap under the hardening ash an stuff where it once was, excavators find the hollow gap and fill it with plaster to resemble the shape of the bodies quite nicely, but not always perfectly

Pompeii was buried in stones and ash on August 24th, 79 AD, due to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

A volcano, which is a mountain, cannot be possibly be buried in a city. It is the other way round. A city can be buried by the volcanic ashes of the lava of a volcanic eruption; that is, an explosion o fa volcano mountain. Pompeii was buried by the volcanic ashes of a volcanic eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius

When the volcano erupted it left a thick layer of ash over it. It is useful to historians because the ash preserved everything. Everything they wore and did, architecture and everything can be seen when you look at Pompeii.

Pompeii was a Samnite city for centuries before it passed under Roman rule at the time of Lucius Cornelius Sulla (1st cent. BC). Pompeii was not only a flourishing port but a prosperous resort with many villas.

It is very very old.

The Volcano eruption happened in 79 AD.

The oldest layer has been dated to the 8th-6th centuries BC, about the time that the city was founded.

Not during the 1700's Pompeii had an active volcano there and it exploded killing all of the people who lived there. Thanks gymnast1707 anytime

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city. It was completely destroyed by a volcanic eruption and ceased to exist afterwards. However, it was preserved by the volcanic chemicals, so it still exists as a monument sort. Point being, Pompeii was a city located near a volcano, or a dangerous geographic area.

San Francisco is a major city in the US, located in California. In 1906, it experienced a devastating earthquake that destroyed a large portion of the city (and bay area). A similar earthquake was experienced in 1989. San Francisco is expected to have another large earthquake in the next few years. San Francisco is located near the San Andreas Fault as well as the Hayward Fault, or, too, a dangerous geographic area.

Heat emanating from the hot/radioactive core of our planet can cause partial melting of some components of the upper mantle and crust of Earth. Where this happens the melt slowly aggregates/pools to form magma. As magma is a fluid, it can exert pressure in all directions as compared to a solid which when compressed in one direction resists deformation. This difference allows the fluid magma to force aside overlying solid rock and make its way upwards as structures called "Dykes".

The Dykes will rise to the surface and stop when the weight of the column of magma in the dyke equals the weight of and equal column of the crustal rocks (through which it is forcing itself). Thus depending on the density difference between the magma and crustal rocks, the Dyke could break through to the surface (pouring magma over the land) or stop at some position before the surface (both conditions are observable in the geological record).

However, most magmas contain a lot of dissolved volatile components (gasses) and as the Dyke nears the surface (and the pressure reduces), these come out of solution and the magma foams - like opening a bottle of Champagne.

The presence of the foam means that the overall density of the magma column is reduced and the magma often breaks through to the surface and beyond, allowing the magma to build a volcano (which is higher than the land around it) above the point of crustal exit.

The escaping gas is therefore the main cause of a volcanic eruption and is responsible for the explosions, eruption columns and lava fountains.

It has been estimated that its population was 5-10,000. It was smaller than Pompeii.

For entertainment, there were two theaters, a sports field or Palaestra, and an amphitheater. For the theaters, one was an open-air theater that held up to five thousand people, and the other was a roofed, smaller theater that was used for shows or concerts. The amphitheater was for entertainment through violence (e.g. gladiatorial combats and wild animal hunts), and could hold every citizen and inhabitant of Pompeii, as well as visitors from nearby towns.

no it was a roman city :D. many people think that its a Greek city cause they where similar things as roman.

Most likely just what happened with Mount St. Helen's. A sudden, explosive eruption that couldn't be anticipated even with modern technology. So it's even less likely that, in the time that Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii, people would have anticipated the eruption and by the time it did, there was no way to escape.

About 200 buildings were destroyed in the eruption.

Pompeii, like most other Roman towns, had its own arena and gladiatorial barracks. The gladiators fought and lived there.

A man by the name of Giuseppe Fiorelli directed some of Pompeii's excavations from 1863-1875 whilst doing this he introduced an entirely new system for the project; instead of unearthing streets first, so to be able to excavate houses from the ground floor up. He imposed a system of uncovering houses from the top down. This is a better way of preserving things. He also developed the use of plaster casts to be able to recreate forms of plants and human bodies. Using his new methods he was able to unearth and preserve a lot of things that could not have been achieved otherwise.

Conquered peoples could only trade in Rome if they were granted some type of citizenship. The right to trade was a part of the rights of citizens of the second class and of the third class. Otherwise their business was restricted to their native province.

The Roman city of Pompeii was situated on the western coast of the Italian peninsula, south of Rome. It was a prosperous city in the Roman empire.

In 79 AD CE, Pompeii was the victim of an eruption of the nearby volcano of Mt. Vesuvius.

The lava and ashes of this volcano destroyed the people of Pompeii but not the structures and art of the city. These same ashes and solidified lava preserved much of this city and smaller nearby ones. This preservation has given archaeologists a very clear picture of what life was like in this city.

The discovery of Pompeii is important to us because the ruins give us insight into the everyday life of the average Roman, not just the elite that the ancient writers mention. In addition to the types of businesses, types of houses, and types of decorations, we also get insight as to the health of the ancient citizens. Analysis of the teeth of the victims gives us an indication of the general health of the people and also in some cases, where the people originated. Analysis of the sewers and latrines also contribute to our understanding of the diets of the people. Reading the graffiti on the walls gives us an indication of the education of the average person. Just about all that is discovered and studied in Pompeii is important to both historians and the curious.

People traded all sorts of things. Basically everything they made in Pompeii got traded and everything made other places came to Pompeii it was a wonderful center of trade thanks to the Bay of Naples. Pompeii had many merchants selling clothes foods decorations all the normal stuff of today and you would buy all those things from the merchants which traded Pompeii goods for the stuff there selling. :)

Rome ruled Pompeii. However, judging by the election posters that were uncovered in Pompeii, their local government ha an election system identical with the one in Rome. Their highest local officials were the "dumverii". Their authority was limited to the city and they did not have imperium.

The name Pompeii (which means 5) suggests that the city was either divided into 5 neighborhoods or hamlets, or that a family or group of 5 people settled the city. It is not currently known for sure why it was named Pompeii.

Italy, more specifically the region of Campania. Pompeii is near naples

The population of Pompeii has been estimated as being between 8,000 and 12,000, but these are only estimates. There is no firm number as to the population of Pompeii itself nor of the surrounding countryside. In addition, even if we had some census which would give us a semi-accurate figure of citizens,women, children and slaves would not have been included.