Research Paper On Pompei
Pompeii was an ancient roman city. It was a prime location for trading and farming. It is said to have been 10,000 to 20,000 people living there at the time. Many wealthy romans had summer homes there. Pompeii had their share of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. They had a big earthquake in the year 62 A.D. There most famous volcanic eruption was on the 24th of August 79 A.D. It coved the city in ash (20ft). The city was covered in only a few hours, although the eruption lasted more than 24 hours. Some escaped, while many didn’t. Thousands of people died including children and animals. Many People that escaped as soon as the volcano erupted, but sadly many did not. People who didn’t escaped died because of the toxic clouds that was filled
with volcanic ash and dust. Most bodies are still lying there in the rumble. Sadly, after the eruption the city was forgotten, it was not found again to 1748. Lucky for us artefacts just as building, bodies, paintings and mosaics were covered in the ash, which kept them intact. These artefacts were covered in 5m of ash. You can still find buildings, artefacts and bodies in the streets of Pompeii, this show us how they lived and what it was like back in those days. No one tried to re-build Pompeii for two reasons. One because it was forgotten and two because it was buried under 14 foot of and the damage was too great.
with volcanic ash and dust. Most bodies are still lying there in the rumble. Sadly, after the eruption the city was forgotten, it was not found again to 1748. Lucky for us artefacts just as building, bodies, paintings and mosaics were covered in the ash, which kept them intact. These artefacts were covered in 5m of ash. You can still find buildings, artefacts and bodies in the streets of Pompeii, this show us how they lived and what it was like back in those days. No one tried to re-build Pompeii for two reasons. One because it was forgotten and two because it was buried under 14 foot of and the damage was too great.