UNIT 10 POMPEI
UNIT 10 POMPEII
Background informationMountPompeiNaplesVesuvius·History·Destruction·Excavation.Today
Background information Pompeii •History •Destruction •Excavation •Today Naples Mount Vesuvius
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Pompeii
PompeiiPompeii is an ancientItalian city on the Bay ofNaples.Itwasfoundedin the 7thcentury BC byatribe--the Oscans,later taken over by the Romans inthe first century, and became a prosperous city untilcompletely buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuviusin.AD79.Pompeiiwaspartiallydestroyedandburiedunder4to6m(13to20ft)ofashandpumiceintheeruptionofMountVesuviusinAD79.anditwaslostfornearly1700yearsbeforeitsaccidentalrediscoveryin1749.Sincethenitsexcavationhasrevealedthehabits and manners oflife in Roman times and many rare and beautifulsamplesofRomanart.Today,thisUNEsCoWorldHeritageSiteisoneofthemostpopulartouristattractionsofItaly,withapproximately2.500.000visitorseveryyear
Pompeii ■ Pompeii is an ancient Italian city on the Bay of Naples. It was founded in the 7th century BC by a tribe- the Oscans, later taken over by the Romans in the first century, and became a prosperous city until completely buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. ■ Pompeii was partially destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749. Since then, its excavation has revealed the habits and manners of life in Roman times and many rare and beautiful samples of Roman art. ■ Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year
Pompeiithe last dayAmultidisciplinarystudyoftheeruptionproductsandvictimsindicatesthatatVesuviusandsurroundingtowns,heatwasthemaincauseofdeathofpeople,previouslybelievedtohavediedfromashsuffocationTheresultsofthestudy,publishedin2010,showthatexposuretoatleast250Chotsurgesatadistanceof1okilometersfromtheventwassufficienttocauseinstantdeathevenifpeoplewereshelteredwithinbuildings
Pompeii the last day ■ A multidisciplinary study of the eruption products and victims indicates that at Vesuvius and surrounding towns, heat was the main cause of death of people, previously believed to have died from ash suffocation. The results of the study, published in 2010, show that exposure to at least 250 °C hot surges at a distance of 10 kilometers from the vent was sufficient to cause instant death, even if people were sheltered within buildings