Pompeii Research Paper

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Rosie Paul
Laggart
4th period
22 October 2014
Pompeii’s Devastation
Pompeii’s volcano, after the big eruption, destroyed almost everything in its path.
Pompeii erupted in 79 A.D. When Pompeii erupted, the whole city was destroyed. After it erupted, volcanic ashes completely covered the city, preserving the buildings and bodies. The eruption exposed the city’s 20,000 in population (of the city) to blasts of hot air with temperatures of up to 482.00ºF, which was hot enough to kill even those people who were hiding inside stone buildings. People have forgotten that Pompeii was even real, and it laid buried under the ground for hundreds of years and archaeologists are still working on the site of Pompeii to this day. People today still question …show more content…

This led to the destruction of the Roman city Pompeii. Pompeii had a population of about 20,000 people. Out of these people only about 2000 people escaped the terrible disaster. The volcano/mountain; Mount Vesuvius had temperatures going from 1,250°- 1300°, enough to kill anything and anybody in its path. The funny thing is, the eruption had so much ash that yes it instantly killed everyone near it but it didn't destroy their bodies. The ash covered the bodies and kept them preserved. If you visit Pompeii's site right now you can actually see bodies preserved from all the ash that is covering them. They were practically mummified by the hot ash. Clothing was also unharmed. Under the ash some of the garments were not harmed even by the scalding temperature. Having a very destructive past is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, volcanoes all around the world are active but Mt. Vesuvius is very feared and worried about because it is one of the very few Mountains that had erupted and killed so many …show more content…

16000 people died (women and children included in this number), the city and some of its inhabitants were buried underneath up to 82 feet in soil, ash, and debris. Even if you did hide underground or in buildings which some people did, they had no chance of surviving because they would be buried without a way out. The eruption lasted for approximately twenty-four hours, even if you were hiding twenty-four hours of not being able to breath because of the ash, you would suffocate right before you burned to death. The eruption included an avalanche of hot ash, rock fragments and volcanic gas this rushes down the side of the volcano as fast as 100 km/hour or more taking out everything in its path with a very strong push. The forests, the towns, the churches, houses, shops, barns, all crops, all plants, people, and animals in the path of the eruption were destroyed and buried. Imagine living in a quiet town with laughter and dancing and the next day it is gone. Covered with ash and dirt. An important thing to think about while learning about Pompeii is the life styles before and after the

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