Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 a. More people live dangerously close to it than to any other volcano anywhere in the world. Its a typical summer day in the beautiful city of pompeii in the year 79 a. Eruption of mount vesuvius of 79 ad on august 24 th, 79 ad, mount vesuvius awoke, a volcano once thought to be extinct erupted covering the surrounding cities and those that remained in it with pumice, ash and debris cameron, 2006. This book looks at the rise, fall, and rediscovery of the great city of pompeii. This eruption is one of the deadliest in european history. I had known from my study of ancient history that the event was described in some detail by pliny the younger in a pair of letters describing his uncles death the senator and natural scientist pliny the elder who died near pompeii attempting to rescue people fleeing from the area for a family friend. Over 3 million people live in the immediate area of mt vesuvius. Pdf the eruption of vesuvius of 79 ad and its impact on human. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of an earlier and originally much higher structure.
A day in pompeii, a melbourne winter masterpieces exhibition, was held at melbourne museum from 26 june to 25 october. The volcano is renown for the eruption that occurred there nearly two millennia ago. Mount vesuvius, in what is now southern italy, erupted in ad 79, spewing volcanic rock, clouds of fine ash. For this reason, shecter says she set the book in october of 79 ad. The discussion of the eruption of vesuvius in 79 ad is the focus of the book, and it is very thorough. In 79 ad, mount vesuvius surprised italy with a terrifying eruption that left a mark on history. Eruption of mount vesuvius of 79 ad bodies of mount vesuvius. The eruption destroyed pompeii, herculaneum, oplonti and stabiae and. D readaloud nearly 2,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption destroyed the city of pompeii. I found this book to be a concise and focused reading of the details about the events leading up to the catastrophic events of august 2425, 79 ad. The eruption of mount vesuvius in ad 79 destroyed the roman cities of pompeii, herculaneum, oplontis and stabiae, as well as several other settlements. In a near instant, over 15,000 people were dead and a city was completely destroyed. The sequence of events during the 79 ad eruption of vesuvius vesuvius is one of.
This riveting read aloud includes a text summary, readaloud passage, language and vocabulary tips, and discussion and writing prompts. An enormous dark cloud shrouded the blue sky above the volcano. This eruption is one of the deadliest in european history mount vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of superheated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km 21 mi, ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1. The sommavesuvius activity with a focus to the ad 79 eruption. Mount vesuvius, a volcano near the bay of naples in italy, has erupted more than 50 times. Mount vesuvius erupted continuously for almost a day, killing thousands of people and completely burying the nearby city of pompeii. Vesuvius probably originated somewhat less than 200,000 years ago. Of the many eruptions of mount vesuvius in italy, the most famous is the eruption in 79 ad. It comprises the older volcano, the somma, whose summit collapsed likely during the 79 ad eruption, creating a caldera, and the younger volcano, vesuvius, which since then has regrown inside this caldera and formed a new cone. The column of volcanic pumice, hot gasses and ash, pushed upwards of 9 miles into the atmosphere and spread across the skyline like black ink on blotting paper. Mount vesuvius is a volcano located in southern italy, near the city of naples. Nowadays, the sommavesuvius volcano does not seem to threaten people or.
The terror and the fascination of pompeii the new yorker. Mount vesuvius eruption 1944 navy photograph of a vesuvius eruption. Vesuvius is one of the most studied volcanoes in the world, because. The eruption of mount vesuvius bible history online. A history of the city and the eruption of mount vesuvius.
Pompeii was buried about 2040 feet underground and herculaneum about 6075 feet. Nearly 2,000 years ago, a volcanic eruption destroyed the city of pompeii. At 1 pm on 24 august, mount vesuvius announced its awakening with a violent eruption. Although a relatively young volcano, vesuvius had been dormant for centuries before the great eruption of 79 ce that buried the cities of pompeii, oplontis, and stabiae under ashes and lapilli and the city of herculaneum under a mudflow. Pliny the youngers eyewitness description of the eruption of mt. The 79 ad eruption of mount vesuvius was one of the worst disasters in all of european history. In 79 ad several roman towns were destroyed by the most famous eruption of the volcano, including pompeii and herculaneum. Presentday vesuvius is a mediumsized typical stratovolcano volcano reaching a height of 1,281 m a. With pictures of modern volcanic eruptions, the authors take you step by step. The writer pliny the younger, who was staying at a place west of naples, gave an excellent.
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