WAS POMPEII THE WORST VOLCANIC DISASTER EVER?HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=AN4ZXCNFZAK
CITY OF POMPEII •Next to Mt. Vesuvius (volcano)
•~20,000 citizens
MT. VESUVIUS ERUPTS•August 25, AD 79
•Shot gas rock and ash into
the sky, blocked out the sun
•Lava set fire to buildings
•25 feet of ash buried the city
and the people
•Poisonous gas killed anyone
left alive
A CITY PRESERVED•The ash preserved Pompeii
•Ruins discovered in 1500s
•Artifacts tell about everyday
Roman life: leather shoes,
wooden furniture, food,
library of scrolls
•Eyewitness account written
by Pliny the Younger
1. City of Pompeii
• Next to Mt. Vesuvius (volcano)
• ~20,000 citizens
2. Mt. Vesuvius Erupts
• August 25, AD 79
• Shot gas rock and ash into the sky,
blocked out the sun
• Lava set fire to buildings
• 25 feet of ash buried the city and the
people
• Poisonous gas killed anyone left alive
3. A City Preserved
• The ash preserved Pompeii
• Ruins discovered in 1500s
• Artifacts tell about everyday
Roman life: leather shoes,
wooden furniture, food,
library of scrolls
• Eyewitness account written
by Pliny the Younger
Pompeii/Mt. Vesuvius
How do the ruins and remains of Pompeii provide insight into
everyday Roman life?
A DAY IN POMPEII - FULL-LENGTH ANIMATIONHTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=DY_3GGKG0BC