Why there were no clearing process (by ancient romans) after the disaster in Pompeii?

Question

I wonder why the Roman emperor didn't sent out troops and workers to clear and rebuilt the city instead of leaving it untouched for century?

If the mountain kept erupt, then why there are people who willing to live there today?

Answer 1

Much the same 'problem' exists on The Big Island of Hawai'i where an on going eruption has forced the abandoment of thousands of acres, entire sub dvisions of homes destroyed, never to be rebuilt.

There was [pleny of land, the population of the Earth was low, so no one needed to rebuilt Pompeii, besides it was a grave and who wants to build on a grave? (well, they did but that will cost you another 2 pts), The Romans merely moved down the Coast a ways and Built a New City, in time that City encroached upon the old city and that is when the old city was dug up, mined for its treasures and turned intr a tourist mecca.

And Pompeii was not a 'Roman' City, it retain many of its own customs and language and thus when it was destroyed the Romans didn't weeo. In fact Pompeii was forgotton, becoming legend much like Atlantis unlike Atlantis it was rediscovered.

http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/pompeii.html
Rome's control over Pompeii was distant - the city was allowed to retain its own language and culture, but was required to admit itself subject to Rome without benefiting from the status of Roman citizenship. Pompeii reluctantly accepted this situation for centuries; finally, when the Social War began in 90 B.C., they saw a chance at freedom and joined forces with other Roman "allies" against the city that oppressed them. The rebels and Rome fought for two years but one of Rome's most brilliant generals, Sulla, eventually defeated the Campanians. He took Pompeii and Herculaneum in 89 B.C.

Though the allies were defeated, they were awarded the status of Roman citizenship. In order to quell any further uprisings, however, their former liberties were taken away, and Rome established colonies of army veterans to help keep the order. Eventually, Sulla established the Cornelia Veneria colony in Campania, which began the "romanization" of the region.
----------------------------------Over the years, the memory of Pompeii and the surrounding cities faded into a vague legend about the lost treasure of la Citta ("the City"). Interest in recovery of the ancient sites did not return until the fourteenth century, when the Renaissance brought a renewed fascination with all things antique. Ancient writers such as Pliny the Younger, Perotto, Sannazzaro, and Dion Cassius mentioned Pompeii and the disaster that had befallen it; tantalizing hints as to what lay beneath the Campanian soil were also unearthed.

Based on artifacts discovered by people who lived on the land, scholar humanists hypothesized that the ancient objects they found came from the famous la Citta . Excavations did not occur, however, until the eighteenth century, when Herculaneum was rediscovered by a peasant digging a well. Pompeii itself was found during an excavation that began on March 23, 1748. From that date on, excavations at Pompeii have continued sporadically. Portions of the site remain uncovered, and excavation and research teams are still attempting to reveal this mysterious city's secrets. """""""""



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Answer 2

Mountains with active volcanoes are very unstable, and may lie dormant for hundreds, if not thousands of years. Rome decided not to rebuild based on the fact that Vesuvius still had the potential to re-erupt and very few Romans were willing to gamble their money on rebuilding or reinvesting there. That other towns sprang up in the area, shows that some were still brave enough to settle in the region, but not in the same path where the eruption had caused so much destruction.

Answer 3

Maybe no one was keen on the idea of being sent to look for survivors when they were not sure if they were going to be the next lot of victims ?

Answer 4

Simple answer - because it would have been far to difficult. It was buried many, many feet deep. As to why people still live beside Vesuvius - because the soil is extrememly fertile.

Answer 5

Maybe the mountain kept erupting and it was not safe.