Letter To Pompeii Was Destroyed By The Eruption Of Vesuvius

Hello Gnaeus, I am deeply worried about you. I heard from your family that you recently moved to Pompeii and according to the most recent gathering there was a volcano next to your town. The government states that it wiped out your whole city and i believe that. However, I am extremely hopeful and believe that some sort of miracle made by Jupiter saved you. The government told us about the tragedies, but I will restate everything so you can verify this information in your letter (if you are even alive).

According to the representatives at the meeting Pompeii was completely destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius. It is believed that the city will be well preserved because of all the volcanic ash it got buried in. Pliny the younger was nearby

and interviewed some of the survivors. I am concerned because you were not a survivor mentioned.

He gave the representative that spoke to us all of the information. It was known that your city was still recovering from the earthquake back in 62. You guys became used to the earthquakes shortly after though. It became a regular part of your daily activity, which is why you took no notice of the volcano. Eventually a massive cloud of debris was coming out of this once inactive mountain. According to Pliny the younger it resembled a tree and expanded into many branches. But this was no tree. It instead was a mass of ash and dust spewing out of Mt. Vesuvius. This ash eventually went over the city, covering the sun, then dropped down at an alarming rate of 6 inches each hour. The citizens of Herculaneum tried to shovel it off but it fell to quick and they stayed out there breathing in the ash, slowly killing themselves. The citizens fled to your town as volcanic mud engulfed their city. But they were not safe. Around 6:30 you guys felt the wrath of the volcano that constantly warned you by shaking the ground on a weekly basis. During that morning a cloud of volcanic gas and debris tumbled

down the mountain and spread throughout the city of Pompeii. There was nowhere you guys could go. Most of you died as the hot air entered your lungs as you took your final breaths. However some of you managed to get in a nearby ship and safely escape, but for many members of your town, you were forced to breath in the scorching air that had just flown from the volcano and endured the painful, fast death. Pliny described it as a flaming wind that forced the citizens to wheeze, gasp for air, curl up, and die.
As if that was not enough our ships could not get in and save you guys.

They were constantly bombarded by the chunks of rock flying from the volcano at every angle. Some ships were dedicated though and ended up sinking trying to save the people of your town, but most decided to turn back and save themselves rather than saving the citizens of pompeii. However some ships managed to dodge most of the rocks and came in to grab a group of citizens from Pompeii. But time was not on your citizen’s sides. As the cloud of gas and ash drew ever nearer to the people near the ports the ships new they must leave or else they will suffer the wrath of the gods

too.
Some people in town have a theory of why this happened. Some believe that the earthquakes were foreshadowing the events to come and you guys in Pompeii failed to realize the severity of the situation. Those people also believe that this volcano will erupt many times in the future and will continue to cause destruction to future cities buch like it did Pompeii. Another theory made by my neighbor is that the citizens of Pompeii made the gods angry. She believes that you guys did not do a sacrifice on the day you were supposed to, in turn making Jupiter extremely angry. She believes this eruption was no coincidence, but instead your fault and this could have easily been prevented if you guys praised the gods correctly. Her words, not mine. Whether you guys forgot to praise the gods, or were living on a volcanic hot spot, I still want to see you.
Your family and I are extremely worried about you. We know that the volcano wreaked havoc on your town and showed no mercy towards your citizens. We understand that your chances of survival were bleak. But we care too much about you to not write this letter. If you are alive you must come to Venusia instantly and stay with me or your family. You can not go back to Pompeii ever, it is far too risky, and i care far too much about you. I will never let you move to a city that has so many issues. First it was the earthquakes. Then it was rebuilding. Finally a deadly Volcano. But if you are alive, when you get to Venusia go directly to my house and come in. Do not even knock. Come into my abode and tell me the story of your daring and brave escape, enjoy a glass of water, and I will make you one of my famous dinners. But if you are dead and do not come to my home within a month, I will make up a story and use it to remember you and how you lived every day.