Pompeii

Facts About Pompeii

• Pompeii was practicly blown of the map
• The volcano that blew up Pompeii was Mt. Vesivius
• Thousands of people died after the eruption
• The eruption lasted 24 hours

Pliny the Younger

Pliny the Younger wrote letters about the eruption,destruction,and everyone who survived with him.

Aftermath

• Not many people survived and the people who did had nowhere to stay because everything was burned and destroyed

Artifacts

• Scientists found some ancient artifacts but not much instead they found people's bodies which was covered with ash the volcanic ash preserved the people.

Mt.Vesuvius