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Sunset Trip to Pompeii

Some interesting facts about Pompeii

The city and people of Pompeii did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano, as it hadn’t erupted in 1,800 years

It was estimated that just over 13% of the total population of Pompeii died in the initial blast. A population of around 15,000 people and an estimated 2,000 died.

Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century BC by the Oscan people who were descendants of the Neolithic inhabitants of Campania (the region of southern Italy). The port city was in a prime location for trade as well as farming. The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees.

Pompeii is so well preserved because the city was buried so quickly by volcanic ash and it now provides snapshots of past life in a Roman city

Mount Vesuvius erupted destroying Pompeii shortly after noon on the 24th of August.

Pliny described the eruption as follows, “It resembled a (Mediterranean) pine more than any other tree. Like a very high tree the cloud went high and expanded in different branches….sometimes white, sometimes dark and stained by the sustained sand and ashes.”


The Ancient city of Pompeii was not discovered until 1748, when workers stumbled upon it while building King Charles III Palace.