Pompeii

  The History of Pompeii

         The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city located in Italy, near modern Naples. The city of Pompeii was destroyed in the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.  With an estimated population of 20,000 people the city was filled with wonderful architecture and artifacts. Sadly, with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius two thousand people died and the city was buried under a thick layer of ash for years (History.com).

     Discovered by a group of explores in 1748, in the excavation site "Civita" it was amazing to see that the city though covered in ash was still intact. It is still possible to see all the buildings, artifacts, and all the citizens of Pompeii still preserved in their last moments before death (History.com).