MOUnt Vesuvius - 79.A.D
THe eruption of mount vesuvius
In 62 A.D a severe earthquake centred close to Pompeii and had caused extensive damage to the other settlements around the area. Herculaneum and Napels were also affected by the earthquake. Some of the buildings at Pompeii were repaired and plans were made to rebuild other facilities in the city but the process was expensive and required skilled workers. There was also a demand by private citizens to use the available labour to repair and renovate their homes, so the renewal of Pompeii was slow.seventeen years later when Mount Vesuvius erupted much of the work had yet to be completed. In 79.A.D Mount Vesuvius erupted in the most catastrophic and infamous eruptions in European history. In 79.A.D the pressure had built up again, and the thick layer of lava, hardened to form a plug in the crater, which was not enough to contain the gases. For several days there had been tremors affecting the surrounding area. In 79 A.D. an eruption of Mount Vesuvius effectively wiped out the Roman town of Pompeii. Volcanic ash and pumice rained down on the town for about 18 hours (to depths of 8-10 feet); many roofs collapsed under the weight. This was followed by an explosive superheated pyroclastic clouds of toxic gas and debris that came in six surges. The eruption ejected a cloud of stones, ash and fumes to a height of 33 km, expelling large quantities of molten rock and pumice at the rate of 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing a hundred thousand times the thermal energy released by the Hiroshima bombing. About 16,000 people died due to hydrothermal pyroclastic flows.
Type of volcano
Mount Vesuvius is known for its type of eruption as "Plinian" which was named after the writer Pliny the younger. The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius on August 24 caused Herculaneum and Pompeii to be covered with ash. Pompeii was left completely buried in ash, preserving it exactly as it was on 24 August, 79 AD, while Herculaneum was covered by boiling mud. The mud would have been about 400°C, killing instantly anyone in its path.
Significance
Mount Vesuvius is significant because of its eruptions , overshadowing Pompeii and its neighboring countries.
Mount Vesuvius is significant because it is one of the most well-known active volcanoes on the planet, and by far the most famous in Europe. It is about 30 thousand years old, but is most famous for the eruption that impacted human history forever at Pompeii. Since then, The results of the famous eruption froze an entire city, a beautiful time-capsule of an early Roman society and has encouraged tourists and historians to travel from all over the globe. It is significant because it has impacted people not only in the past but in Today's society where stories, movies are made from Pompeii's significant historical event in 79.A.D.
Mount Vesuvius is significant because it is one of the most well-known active volcanoes on the planet, and by far the most famous in Europe. It is about 30 thousand years old, but is most famous for the eruption that impacted human history forever at Pompeii. Since then, The results of the famous eruption froze an entire city, a beautiful time-capsule of an early Roman society and has encouraged tourists and historians to travel from all over the globe. It is significant because it has impacted people not only in the past but in Today's society where stories, movies are made from Pompeii's significant historical event in 79.A.D.