Pliny the Younger

Vesuvius erupted and covered the entire city of Pompeii in ash and Herculaneum in a mudslide. The only reason that we know what happened is because of pliny the younger and pliny the elder's writings. When the volcano erupted people started to hide in their house, and some of them ran away. Their was about 13,000 people killed between the 2 cities. The citizen that stayed in their houses were going to try to wait…

city of Pompeii. One survivor from the 79 A.D. eruption was Pliny the Younger, Pliny was a boy that was staying with his aunt and uncle in Misinium Italy. He was an eyewitness to the destruction of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. He described the eruption as a Mediterranean Pine tree with white plumes of smoke and dark plumes stained with ash at the top of a tall tree. Mount Vesuvius is best known for the eruption in A.D. 79. Plenty the younger did get away from this eruption. This volcano is the…

them. Trajan was a successful ruler because he was rational and caring. His leadership and guidance allowed for the empire to grow and reach its greatest capacity under his rule. His compassionate character allowed Trajan to gain supporters, such as Pliny. Achieving military glory in his early life helped him succeed into the great emperor that he was. Trajan possessed all the characters one would imagine in an emperor, he had military glory but most importantly he was sympathetic. Trajan ruled…

also been able to corroborate and provide evidence for the reliability of Jesus. When you place all of this evidence together, you can easily see that the information that we have about Jesus is indeed reliable. Historical writers like Josephus and Pliny have provided statements that not only prove the existence of Jesus, but also the fact that Jesus was considered “the Messiah” and “the Christ.” Archaeology has discovered places and locations that are also found in the Bible. These…

“Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” Those were the last words anyone heard from David Johnson. He had been closely monitoring a steaming, trembling snow-capped mountain near Vancouver, Washington. Mount St. Helens had not erupted in over 100 years. But two months earlier, an earthquake had jolted it to life. Homes were evacuated and roads were closed as hundreds of explosive blasts of steam burst from the volcano and earthquakes shook the area. Scientists knew that pressure was building up…

Much like today, bread was a staple food in the Roman diet. Rather than making bread at home, buying bread from bakeries was commonplace as it is today. In most cases, these bakeries or pistrina made many varieties of bread and sold it in adjoining shops. Archaeological remains show a large quantity and a highly advanced number of bakeries throughout Pompeii proving their importance in everyday life. Likewise, thermopolia were important and very comparable to modern day dining. Thermopolia have…

besought the aid of the goods, but still more imagined there were no gods left, and that the universe was plunged into eternal darkness for evermore.” A. These were the words of Pliny the Younger in a letter that he wrote to Tacitus describing the events of Mt. Vesuvius eruption and the death of his uncle, Pliny the Elder. B. Pliny the elder was an official of the Roman Court and saved many lives of Pompeii citizens before perishing from inhaling thick sulfuric gas. II.…

In this film, the eruption of the once dormant Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E. is discussed. It is a volcano that is right between two tectonic plates, so when an earthquake shook it, it finally exploded. The eruption was one that was 1000 times more powerful than the bomb we dropped on Hiroshima. The town of Pompeii was located just below the volcano, and did not stand a chance against its wrath. At the end of Vesuvius’s eruption, Pompeii was covered in sixteen feet of ash. About sixteen centuries…

How did the eruption of Mount Vesuvius affect the city of Pompeii? By: Josh Scabarozi Screaming, crying, your mother screaming, telling you “It is going to be okay”. These are all things you would hear if you lived in the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius affected Pompeii in many ways. Pompeii was very modern and most of the wealthy Romans would go to it as a vacation spot. The eruption caused lots of damage by covering the whole city with layers of rocks, ash, and…

months later. We will probably never know for sure. A writer, Pliny the Younger, was across the bay when Mount Vesuvius erupted and was able to see it firsthand. Researchers used Pliny’s notes to find out about Pompeii. One of his writings said, “ cloud of unusual size and appearance to a pine tree that rose to a great height on a sort of trunk and then split off into branches.” This type of eruption today is called, Plinean eruption. Pliny also said, “Most Pompeiians had plenty of time to…