This is one of the most famous natural disasters in history. Pompeii, Italy is an ancient city that died. Ancient times before Christ, Pompeii was a flourishing city. In AD 79, Mt. Vesuvius erupted trapping thousands in the city under ash and lava; preserving the city for approximately 1700 years. Pompeii was one of the largest cities that was buried by Mount Vesuvius. Since then, excavations have begun and the city of Pompeii began to deteriorate. Currently, the big debate is on whether to discover Pompeii or preserve it. Several things come into play, involving financial issues, the historical perspective and the educational perspective. Pompeii, Italy was founded during the sixth century by Greek settlements. Before becoming a Roman city, Pompeii was temporarily occupied by the Etruscans and Samnites, a group of people from south-central Italy who spoke Oscan. The population of citizens included middle-class merchants, aristocratic families, and slaves. The population estimated out to
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Forty years before that, 64 villas were accessible. Each day, Pompeii deteriorates in some way. The main concern should be on preserving what has been discovered already. Instead of uncovering more of the ancient city, while the uncovered parts are deteriorating day by day. The city of Pompeii was lost once, no one wants to lose it again. Pompeii was announced as one of the world’s most endangered sites by the New York-Based World Monuments Funds. “You think, ‘Wow, I can just touch everything here,” …. “ I like the freedom to roam unobserved, but if it’s being destroyed, you must do everything you can to save it. This place needs more security.” (Bloomberg). The amount of security guards has decreased increasingly since 2001. Pompeii must share security with the other victim cities from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. There are four other victim cities, Boscoreale, Stabia, Oplontis and modern day Herculaneum,
Forty years before that, 64 villas were accessible. Each day, Pompeii deteriorates in some way. The main concern should be on preserving what has been discovered already. Instead of uncovering more of the ancient city, while the uncovered parts are deteriorating day by day. The city of Pompeii was lost once, no one wants to lose it again. Pompeii was announced as one of the world’s most endangered sites by the New York-Based World Monuments Funds. “You think, ‘Wow, I can just touch everything here,” …. “ I like the freedom to roam unobserved, but if it’s being destroyed, you must do everything you can to save it. This place needs more security.” (Bloomberg). The amount of security guards has decreased increasingly since 2001. Pompeii must share security with the other victim cities from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. There are four other victim cities, Boscoreale, Stabia, Oplontis and modern day Herculaneum,