in order to draw conclusions on what could be done to mitigate loss of life and destruction. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD on Pompeii and surrounding areas proved to be catastrophic because of the location of the volcano and especially since citizens were not aware that an active volcano was in their midst. By examining the series of events that took place at Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and comparing them to the impacts and forecasting of present day volcanism‚ one could draw better conclusions
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AS91202: Demonstrate understanding of a significant event in the classical world THE BIG BANG The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and it’s importance for our knowledge of Roman everyday life. Nazia Ahmed 12SO The eruption of Mt Vesuvius In the year of 79AD Mount Vesuvius violently erupted causing devastation in the surrounding area. Prior to the earthquake tremors were felt‚ however these warning signs were brushed off. Pliny the younger even wrote of these tremors as ”not particularly alarming
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Pompeii – Task One The eruption of Mt Vesuvius in Pompeii is as influential today as it was in ancient times. This is for many reasons‚ the primary reason being the unique preservation of structures‚ frescos (wall paintings) and many other things. When the eruption hit Pompeii on August 24‚ 79AD no one in Pompeii could have guessed what would follow. Around 1:00 Pm a firestorm of fatal gasses and molten lava erupted from Vesuvius‚ spreading fear and terror into the hearts of Pompeiians as they thought
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experiencing volcanic eruptions. Therefore‚ when the Volcano called Mt. Vesuvius was showing signs of eruption‚ the people didn’t know because no one was alive to see or be around for the last eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Pompeii’s volcano Mt. Vesuvius showed many signs of eruption‚ but no one knew it was going to erupt. But the volcano was showing signs for years before the eruption. Οὐεσούιος is the word used to describe Mt. Vesuvius. Before the eruption in August 24th‚ 79AD a word for volcano didn’t
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Did you know Mt. Vesuvius erupted more than 50 times? It erupted in 79A.D. In about 25 hours‚ it wipes our entire town. Mt. Vesuvius is unique as a volcano because of its activity level‚ the remains of Pompeii and its lessons frozen in history. Firstly‚ Mt Vesuvius is unique as a volcano because of its activity level. Its last serious eruption was in 1944. It’s one of the only active volcanos on the mainland of Europe. It’s considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in world due to the
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Mount Vesuvius is a volcano located in southern Italy‚ near the bay of Naples and the city of Naples. It is the only active volcano on the European mainland. Vesuvius rises to a height of 1277 m (4190 ft). Vesuvio (Vesuvius) is probably the most famous volcano on earth‚ and is one of the most dangerous. Mount Vesuvius is a strato-volcano consisting of a volcanic cone (Gran Cono) that was built within a summit caldera (Mount Somma). The Somma-Vesuvius complex has formed
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many people DO appear to have escaped. As a result‚ it is highly possible that this was not what happened‚ and that instead the people were killed by the poisonous sulphur cloud as they attempted to escape. "Pompeii‚ which was on the other side of Vesuvius‚ did not suffer from pyroclastic flows ( avalanches of hot ash‚ pumice and gas) like Herculaneum. Instead it was showered with lapilli (debris of rock fragments formed in the volcano). At first the situation did not seem as serious as it was in Herculaneum
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Mount Vesuvius What? – Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano located near the bay of Naples in Italy (at the convergent boundary where the African Plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian Plate)‚ and it is mostly known for its eruption year 79 A.D. that buried the city Pompeii under a thick layer of volcanic ash. Although the destruction of the Roman cities Pompeii and Herculaneum is mostly mentioned when talking about the eruption‚ Mount Vesuvius also affected other cities such as Oplontis‚
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Have you ever wondered how the deadly eruption of Mount Vesuvius affected the city and its people in the past and present time? This is an intriguing topic to learn about and not to mention the history of this region. The colossal volcano has been haunting Italy throughout their existence. Proof of this‚ is the eruption before and after‚ tourism‚ and threats today are all factors of this of how the eruption has had an affect then and now. To start off‚ Mt.Vesuvius is immensely vicious and has
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Mount. Vesuvius Vesuvius is the only active volcano in mainland Europe‚ and has produced some of the continent ’s largest volcanic eruptions. Vesuvius and other Italian volcanoes‚ are part of the Campanian volcanic arc. The Campanian arc sits on a tectonic boundary where the African plate is being subducted beneath the Eurasian plate. Apparently‚ no one was aware that Vesuvius was an active volcano‚ even after an earthquake in February of the year 63. The towns’ people thought the soil
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