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Pompeii
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city (near modern day Naples) that was buried in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The city was excavated started in 1599 and offers a glimpse into Ancient Roman life.
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Pompeii, like many small settlements, grew into a city. People saw advantages to living and working in the area around Pompeii from the time it was occupied by the Oscan speaking people of Campania.
What type of people lived in Pompeii in 79ad?
Nothing because everyone is dead from the Nuclear bomb dropped on it by Yugouslavia
To the retard who wrote this:
The dude wanted to know what was the population, not what it is now.
I think that they wanted to know the population before all of that crap like the bomb and the eruption happened, and I've seen 20,000 in a quite a few sites, so here you go. (And so did I)
*Yugoslavia, not Yugouslavia.
PS, you suck at punctuation and grammar.
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.
Who found the ruins of Pompeii?
Pompeii was FIRST discovered by the king and queen of Naples in 1592. They did not actually excavate the site, they sent men tunneling down into the ash searching for treasures to put in their palace.
What do children in Chile call their parents?
More than likely, they will use the familiar forms "haha" for mom and "chichi" for dad. The more formal terms, however, are "okaasan" for mother and "otoosan" for father.
When was the city of Pompeii destroyed?
After being badly damaged by an earthquake in 63 AD, Pompeii was completely buried in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
In which city of Italy is the Vatican church located?
The Vatican city is in Rome.
Clarification:
If you are referring to Saint Peter's Basilica, it is located in Vatican City which is an independent country surrounded by the city of Rome and Italy. It is not part of either, however.
Roman conquests, as represented by the Roman Empire at its greatest extent included all the lands around the Mediterranean Sea, including North Africa, Egypt, Lebanon and Turkey (in modern terms) Greece, Italy, and Spain. To the north the empire extended to the Rhine River, the island of Britain to but not including what is now Scotland, and in the north east into Romania.
They conquered the Carthaginians, numerous barbarian tribes (Germans, Goths, Dacians, Gauls) throughout Europe and brought Roman order and their way of life to those who wanted it and to many who did not. They fought and conquered Parthians (Iranians) and fought many battles with middle eastern peoples (Arabs), and anyone else who posed a threat to their rule.
Pompeii How long did the volcano erupt?
The eruption of Pompeii lasted around 24 hours. This is 24 hours of four million tonnes of pumice, rock and ash raining on the city and suffocating the people who were unable to escape.
Were there any survivors in pompeii?
Some survivors were helped by the fleet at Miseneum. Others like Pliny the Younger were able to walk the relatively short distance to safety (less than 10 miles). Only 2,000 died in Pompeii. A small number in Herculaneum waited until it was too late. The majority of the residents of both Herculaneum and Pompeii fled. There are records of them being in Neopolis after the quake. Many homes in both cities were vacation homes so presumably some people returned to their main residences. Other accounts report survivors returning to dig and try to salvage valuables. The Emperor sent money for relief to the survivors. It must have been a huge refugee crises with 30,000 or more people fleeing to Neapolis, Miseneum and other communities around the Bay of Naples.
What happened with the decayed bodies from Pompeii?
An archeologist called Fiorelli found that the hollow spaces underground in which the the bodies were found were actually imprints of the exact positions the people died in. So he filled the chambers with plaster which created casts of the bodies that looked exactly as the person had when they died, right down to their facial expressions and the details on their clothing.
Who were the people of Pompeii?
Every one thought pompeii was just a poor town that got distoryed by a valcanoe in the Roman empire. But what I found out in my art history class was Pompeii was the Romans version of Vegas. I know it sounds stupid, but it is true.
The ancient city of Pompeii lies within the modern city of Pompei, at an elevation of about 14 to 15 meters (46-49 feet) above sea level. The city was about 1 mile west of the shoreline and about 4 miles SSW of the summit of Mount Vesuvius.
What happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum when Mount Vesuvius erupted?
The city of Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash and pumice when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. Toxic gases and hot choking volcanic ash claimed the lives of all the citizens who hadn't fled, and hid the city for hundreds of years.
Many of the people who lived by the volcano ignored the early rumblings and smoke, which had happened before. But this time the volcano erupted, throwing out, not lava, but the toxic gases and ash that asphyxiated the people, who died where they stood. After that, the city remained hidden under 60 feet of hardened ash and pumice, almost forgotten, except for stories of a 'lost city'.
The ruins of Pompeii are located in Italy, southeast of Naples. In 1748 the lost city was rediscovered and excavation was started. Visitors can now walk through the streets and houses and see plaster casts of people and dogs, just as they were when they died in their homes.
The original bodies are gone after all these years, but the hardened ash has made perfect molds of the bodies, and plaster can be poured into them to create a 'statue' of the person as he died on that day.
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When did the first pyroclastic flow erupt in Pompeii?
There have been a number of historically documented eruptions that produced what we now know were pyroclastic flows, but they were first described scientifically after the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelee, which wiped out the city of St. Pierre on the French colonial island of Martinique. The flows were called nuee ardente by the French, meaning "glowing cloud".
Did the people of Pompeii die from the gas and the heat of the volcano?
Many of the people in Pompeii likely died from the intense heat and ash produced by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, rather than gas. The heat caused their bodies to be rapidly dehydrated and preserved by the volcanic ash falling around them.
Why have the building of Siena been preserved and not modernized?
Because of their historical heritage.
What happened to Pompeii in 1879?
wasn't he ruled out by Julius ceaser and told not every to set foot in rome or something......?
