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| A city slipped through time due to the violence of Mount Vesuvius smothering the buildings and its people in molten lava. A visit both amazing and disturbing in equal measure. In AD79, Vesuvius erupted and covered Pompeii with volcanic ash to a depth of about 10m. Just when it looked as though things couldn't get any worse, Vesuvius exploded and sent a 100mph avalanche of rock and hot gases hurtling towards Pompeii and other nearby towns. All those who had remained in Pompeii died. The event was recorded by Pliny the Younger, who saw the avalanche from his ship in the Bay of Naples |
| Until Mount St. Helens erupted in 1981, everyone thought Pliny's account was fanciful, but his description of a black cloud hurtling towards Pompeii is now regarded as the first attempt to describe pyroclastic flow conditions. Most of Pompeii still remains hidden beneath the now farmed volcanic ash but those parts which have been excavated have revealed important information about Roman road building. |
| Pompeii. 0 sad Pompeii! 0 dead Pompeii! Silent are thy streets; Heavy is thy winding sheet of ashes. In the old time the sky was blue above thee. |