For centuries Pompeii lay in its ashy grave. Finally, in 1763, Pompeii was uncovered revealing many goods, riches, and skeletons preserved in ash. Pompeii has been open to the public for more than 250 years. Today it is a great tourist attraction and consider yourself luck to visit the ruins. Nobody knew Vesuvius was a volcano until it erupted. It has not erupted since 1944 during WW2.
Mount Vesuvius erupted right after noon on August 24th. Pompeii is visited by roughly 2.4 million people a year. Pompeii is the world’s largest excavation site. Mount Vesuvius has erupted over 50 times ever. Pompeii was preserved for almost 2,000 years when it was dug up. About 13% of people who were in Pompeii at the time, died. Before the eruption of 79 AD, the word for volcano didn’t exist. Mount Vesuvius has two craters made from early eruptions.
Mount Vesuvius is the worlds’ most dangerous volcano and this eruption lasted about 24 hours. Thousands of people were buried alive and Pompeii was frozen in time. There was no attempt to rebuild Pompeii at all. About 2,000 people died. Pompeii’s oldest structure that is still standing is the amphitheater. Pompeii was famous for its fish sauce and its rich