Please gimme info on mount vesuvius urgent! Not just bout ad 79 or the burying of Pompeii and Herculaneum! Please no sarcastic comments like "its a volcano" coz im not dumb. Please i need the info with websites i can use or anything no Wikipedia coz ive used dat. Please Help Thanks. xox
2007-11-03 05:52:49 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pompeii/
There is a documentary called "Pompeii: The Last Day" that is worth watching.
Also, Pliny the Younger wrote letters about the eruption. These are firsthand accounts of what it was like. Primary evidence is always valuable.
2007-11-03 05:57:59 · answer #1 · answered by ashley r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. The only other two such volcanoes in Italy (Etna and Stromboli) are located on islands.
Vesuvius is on the coast of the Bay of Naples, about nine kilometres (six miles) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is conspicuous in the beautiful landscape presented by the Bay of Naples, when seen from the sea, with Naples in the foreground. Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It has erupted many times since and is today regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people now living close to it and its tendency towards explosive eruptions.
Mount Vesuvius was regarded by the Greeks and Romans as being sacred to the hero and demigod Heracles/Hercules, and the town of Herculaneum, built at its base, was named after him.
2007-11-03 05:57:22 · answer #2 · answered by Gwen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the official site of the Italian Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology, and the guide to Italian Volcanoes from Rome 3 University. (cf. below)
2007-11-03 07:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It erupted on August 24, and killed 2,00 people in Pompeii. some people ran and escaped, while other couldn't or tried to get their valuable things. THe ash piled up to nine feet. ;-)
2007-11-03 05:56:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
overlooks the bay of Naples
2007-11-04 01:11:10 · answer #5 · answered by rosie recipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try looking at: http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html
2007-11-03 06:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by _ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are in SUCH A HURRY, why don't you USE A SEARCH ENGINE and find it yourself?
2007-11-03 06:26:02 · answer #7 · answered by monsewer icks 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html
2007-11-03 06:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by Loren S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋