I would like to know what happened, and what the excavations that are happening right now and a explanation about it.
2007-03-07 12:01:03 · 6 answers · asked by jorge_garcia179 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
there were a bunch of people living next to a volcano. The volcano blew up. The people were killed amost instantly. Brief account.
2007-03-07 12:05:03 · answer #1 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD.
The volcano buried Pompeii under many metres of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is a main tourist attraction of Italy and a
2007-03-07 12:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You needed to tune into DISCOVERY channel earlier today... there was like a 3 hours show abou Pompeii... kinda interesting the whole Volcano thing... i would suggest :
2007-03-07 12:05:06 · answer #3 · answered by mackay_18_stacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try
http://www.thecolefamily.com/italy/pompeii/
Have a nice day.
2007-03-07 12:05:02 · answer #4 · answered by jigd2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
2007-03-07 12:05:08 · answer #5 · answered by juliEmAnia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look below
2007-03-07 12:04:59 · answer #6 · answered by howard a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋