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Pompeii was a flourishing and content town, but its location led to its downfall. Pompeii was located approximately four miles from Mount Vesuvius. On February 5, A.D. 63, earthquakes struck the cities of Pompeii. Naples, and Herculaneum.
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This was a warning of danger to come, but the people of Pompeii did not notice. Some historians believe that Mount Vesuvius erupted in August of A.D. 79, but the date has been corrected. Historians now believe that Mount Vesuvius erupted November 23, A.D. 79.Magma scorched down Mt. Vesusvius.The magma sooned turned into punice. Cities around the mountain were affected by the eruption.
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In the town of Herculanum, most victims of Mount Vesuvius' eruption were able to escape. The people of Herculanum saw the cloud of pyroclastic flow over their heads and realized they were on the verge of death. The people of Pompeii were less fortunate. However dangerous the city of Pompeii's situation was, most of the people could have lived. Many people wasted time by trying to rescue some of their possesions. Others were so panicked that they wandered to and fro cluelessly in the dark.
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The remains of thousands of bodies have been found. Over half of the city has been uncovered. Now you can walk through Pompeii and see exactly how a Roman city functioned.
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