Mount Vesuvius

the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79. The eruption discharged lava to a height of 33 kilometers. The volcano spewed out hot ash and molten rock at a rate of 1.5 million tons per second. The overall deaths that occurred are unknown but they have discovered over 1500 body remains at Pompeii and Herculaneum. The screams from all those who were in shock and who were injured crying out to love ones who had lost their life. Misery occurred on the town after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Caesar lost…

People have travelled across the entire globe searching for the city of Atlantis. They have dived into the deepest depths of the sea, and have climbed mountain ranges all in the pursuit of discovery. At least half a dozen expeditions are launched each year, and some explorers would swear they were successful. Professionals claim that the most likely location of Atlantis is a small island called Santorini which is off the coast of Greece. It would seem as though Plato described this exact place…

fertile soil and volcanic ash. 17 years before the eruption a staggering earthquake hit Pompeii and Herculaneum. On the 24h of August 79ce, the volcano Vesuvius erupted. It was an eruption that lasted 24 hours. The eruption was cast into 2 stages. The first part was were the volcano released debris into the air almost twice the height of Mount Everest. The second part was when all of the debris rolled down the huge hill enclosing most of the towns in a thick haze. For the people who lived…

Sophie Sams Miss McGill World History 20 October 2015 Pompeii Ancient Rome was a very powerful empire that was always looking to expand their territory. They happened to expand their territory to a city called Pompeii. Pompeii was a small town with a big story. Pompeii was destroyed by a devastating volcanic eruption and many people died. Also, some rocks were found from the site of the explosion. Pompeii was a coastal Roman city in campania, a…

was once prosperous. The thought of people having to look death in the face is a thought that would be found terrifying. People were suffocated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and ¨For eighteen hours the ash and rock kept falling¨ (O'Connor chapter 1). Everyday life came to a crashing end. There were many witnesses that saw Vesuvius tearing away at the city in a fiery rage (O'Connor chapter 1). Many of these civilians were sadly ravished by destruction (O'Connor chapter 1) Although most…

of the city but will touch upon the death and rediscovery as we continue. This is the story and culture of Pompeii, a living ghost town. Our story begins on August 24th,A.D 79, the day Mount Vesuvius erupted. At around one p.m, as many pompeiians were eating or resting, a deafening sound was heard, Mount Vesuvius had blown its top. Eleven hours after the original eruption it weakened, but it did not stop. Until the next morning the eruption continued to collapse on itself, with each collapse a…

In a modern global history class taught today, students learn all about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD. They know the basic facts, such as how the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were covered with ash, how many, many people died because of the volcano eruption, and how the description we have of the eruption is from a letter written by Pliny the Younger (61AD-113AD). However, many students are not taught about what Roman life was like in Pompeii before the eruption of the volcano. The…

On August 24th in 79 AD at approximately 1300 a cloud appeared over the Roman city of Pompeii. This was all the warning the residents had before the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted. Huge quantities of scalding hot ash, pumice and lava pebbles were thrown into the sky. This then cascaded down across an extensive area. Most of the 20,000 residents fled for their lives but approximately 2,000 people stayed behind and hoped to wait out the disaster in their homes. Those who stayed…

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted and left Pompeii, a coastal town of 20,000, buried under ash. This small Roman town stayed preserved until it was discovered and excavated in 1748. The frescos, structures, people, and inscriptions of the city give us unparalleled insight into the daily life of people living in the Roman empire. Although many exhibits of Pompeii have been featured around the world, the women of Pompeii are often left out when it comes to a historical analysis of the city, despite…

them. I am going to tell you about three different times volcanoes have affected civilizations and you will be surprised at some of the damage done. The first volcanic eruption that I am going to tell you about happened in Kalapana, Hawaii. It was Mount Kilauea that had caused all the damage that still lies today. This explosion happened 28 years ago, on the beach town that was one of the many places affected. Before the explosion, many people said it was the most beautiful place to visit on…