NewscientificbreakonPompeii

Mt.Vesuviusstandsat4,203feet,anderupted12milesupintoatmospheredoublingthesizeofmount
everestthatmusthavebeenascarysighttoexperiencein79A.D.someonehasbroughtanoldArtifacttoa
grandmuseumtheyclaimtobeadescendantofapersonwhosawtheeruptionfirsthandbecausetheywere
aboardashiponadocknearbywhenMt.vesuviuserupted.
Thepaperstatesthat:Iwasanindenturedservantaboardashipthenmeandmymatesontheshipheard
aboomandsawagiantwaveofsmokegohiupintotheskythenfallbackdowntopompeiiitwasterriblesome
peopleranandsomepeoplehidsomepeoplemadeitoutofpompeiiandsafebutsomeweretrappedintheir
homesbecauseoftheash.
Alltheashcoveredthenearbycities,Irememberhowharditwastobreathbecauseoftheashmaking
theairthickerandthickeruntilitfeltasitwassuffocatingyou.Irememberscreamsfromthecitesaswewere
sailingawayIfeltasitwasmyresponsibilitytosavethembutIcouldntthefartherawaywegotfromthe
volcanothecleanerandcrispertheairwasandIcouldbreathagain.
IwishIhaddonesomethingtohelpthepoorpeopleofpompeiibutasIlookedbackfromtheshipit
lookedlikeitwassnowingblacksnowandbythenIknewitwastoolatetosavethemtheyhadtosave
themselves.butwethinkthisisamyth.

Aboutoneintheafternoonacloudwasascending,theappearancewhichIcannotgiveyouamoreexactdescriptionofthanbylikeningittothatofapine
tree,foritshotuptoagreatheightintheformofaverytalltrunk,whichspreaditselfoutatthetopintoasortofbranchesoccasioned,Iimagine,eitherbya
suddengustofairthatimpelledit,theforceofwhichdecreasedasitadvancedupwards,ortheclouditselfbeingpressedbackagainbyitsownweight,
expandedinthemannerIhavementioneditappearedsometimesbrightandsometimesdarkandspotted,accordingasitwaseithermoreorless
impregnatedwithearthandcinders.
HeorderedthegalleystobeputtoseaHasteningthentotheplacefromwhenceothersfledwiththeutmostterror,hesteeredhiscoursedirecttothepoint
ofdanger,andwithsomuchcalmnessandpresenceofmindastobeabletomakeanddictatehisobservationsuponthemotionandallthephenomenaof
thatdreadfulscene.
accordingtothereligionoftheromanstheymighthavebeenabletopreventtheeruptionbymakingthegodvulcanhappierwiththem.thiseruptionwas
causedbyvulcanbecausevulcanwasangrywiththeromans.

escape

Therewereabout10,00020,000peoplelivinginpompeiiatthetimeoftheeruptionbutonlyabout1/10thofthe
populationdiedbecauseoftheeruptionbutwhathappenedtotheotherpeople?wellconsideringonly1/10thof
thepopulationdiedthatmeansthat9/10thsdidnotdie.
SomostofscientistandarcheologisthavetheorizedthattheywouldruntoaneighboringcitywhereMt.
vesuviusdidnteruptorwouldgotoaharbor/bay/dockwheretheycouldtaketheirboatandsailupordownthe
coastawayfromPompeii.
Thenightbeforetheeruptiontheromanswerehavingaritualfortheirgodvulcanthegodofvolcanoes,
andfiretheybroughtlotsoffoodtothepantheonofgods(atemplededicatedtotheGods/Goddessesof
rome)...seepageA3formore

Theeruption

Everyone knows thatMt.vesuvius erupted anddestroyedpompeii butdid you know whattheydidthenight

before?The night beforethe eruptiontheromans were celebratingtheir godvulcanwithagrandfestival(who
ironically is the god of volcanoes) they celebrated alldayandall night theregod vulcan makingan effortto
pleasehimsonaturaldisasterswithfireorvolcanoesdidnthappen.

Then on august 24th 79AD the next day the volcano erupted and Nue Ardenteexplodedfrom Mt.
vesuvius volcanic rocks and bombs also erupted from Mt.vesuvius smothering the village in ash then lava
started oozing out of the volcano with heat up to 1300degrees. a few hours later ash erupted from the
mountaintraveling70milesanhourdownthemountaindestroyinganything andeverything initspath.including
peopleeverythingwasdestroyedbyaugust2679A.D

Mt.vesuviuskilled morethan 2,000peopleby august 26th 79A.Dand that wasjustinPompeii, lotsof

other peoplediedinHerculaneumthesamethinghappenedinherculaneumash thenlavathen ashkilledmany
peoplewhiletheyweredoingwhattheywoulddoonaregularday.

Preservedart:

Haveyoueverwonderedwhathappenedtothearttheyhad?archeologisthavefoundartpiecesthatwere
preservedbythepumiceandashthateruptedfromMtvesuvius.justlikepompeiiwaspreservedafewart
pieceswerepreservedtooafewartpieceshavesurvived...seepageC6formore