Pompeii and Mt.

Vesuvius

Welcome to this weeks

topic: Pompeii and Mt.
Vesuvius. Inside, you are
going to see and hear
about the lost city of
Pompeii and the disaster
that wiped the city off
the map.
At the end of this ebook,
you will find more resources you can use.

What is inside this PDF?

Inside you will find videos, podcasts and more information
about Pompeii and the volcano
that destroyed the city, Mt. Vesuvius.
History of Pompeii Page 2
Cause of the Eruption Page 3
After the Eruption Page 4
Resources/References page 5

Pompeii Before
the Eruption

The History of Pompeii

Pompeii is in Italy, 14 miles
southeast of Naples, at the
southeastern base of Mount
Vesuvius. It was built on an
area formed by a prehistoric
lava flow to the north of the
mouth of the Sarno River. Pompeii was destroyed, together
with Herculaneum and other
nearby communities, by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The circumstances
of their destruction preserved
their remains as a unique document of ancient life.

The city of Pompeii was located on the western

coast of Italy. Click on the city name to travel to
an interactive map!

What Caused the

Eruption?
A brief podcast history of the
most famous writer about
Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius
eruption, Pliny the Younger.
This podcast is from http://
goo.gl/ghLKA3.

Mt. Vesuvius is a complex stratovolcano. These types of volcanoes

involve explosive eruptions as well
as pyroclastic flows. Under Vesuvius,
scientists have found a tear in the
tectonic plate. This allows heat from
the Earths mantle layer to melt the
rock of the tectonic plate, building
up pressure that causes the violent
eruptions.
In the past, Mount Vesuvius has had
a roughly 20-year eruption cycle, but
the last serious eruption was in 1944.

Follow this link for more about the Eruption Story

Pompeii After the

Eruption

surprise to the city that the residents did not have time to flee.
The ash covered the bodies in the
positions that they died in, and
has remained that way until today.

Two thousand people died, and

the city was lost for almost 2000
years. When a group of explorers rediscovered the site in 1748,
Because of this,the city of Pomthey were surprised to find that
peii was forgotten for many
Pompeii was almost completeyears. The city is still in ruins today.
ly intact. The buildings, artifacts
A clip
and remains left behind in Pomfrom one
peii have taught us a great deal
of
about everyday life in the ancient
Pompeiis
world.
excavation
sites

Researchers have found that the

residents of Pompeii died from
extreme heat. The
temperatures in the area of the
eruption rose to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. The volcano was such a

Want to make
your own
volcano? Scan
this QR code to
visit a website
teaching more
about volcanoes
and eruptions.

To learn more about Pompeii, use any of these resources.

http://www.theschoolrun.com/homework-help/pompeii
http://rome.mrdonn.org/pompeii.html
http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_rome/pompeii.php
http://muinteoiremccarthy.weebly.com/science-pompeii-andthe-eruption-of-mount-vesuvius.html
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/index.html
References

Britannica.com. (2016). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 30 March,

2016, from http://www.britannica.com/place/Pompeii
Classics.uc.edu. (2016). Classicsucedu. Retrieved 30 March, 2016, from
http://classics.uc.edu/index.php/news/5-outreach/outreach/171-pompeii-podcasts-plinys-letters-and-the-eruption-of-vesuvius
Pompeii Map - Interactive map of Pompeii Italy. (n.d.). Retrieved April
03, 2016, from http://www.italyguides.it/en/campania/pompeii/interactive-map-of-pompeii#!/catid=5
Ricksteves.com. (2016). Rickstevescom. Retrieved 30 March, 2016, from
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/read/articles/visiting-vesuvius-and-pompeii
Ricksteves.com. (2016). Rickstevescom. Retrieved 30 March, 2016, from
http://podcasts.ricksteves.com/walkingtours/Pompeii.mp3
Travelforkids.com. (2016). Travelforkidscom. Retrieved 30 March, 2016,
from http://www.travelforkids.com/Funtodo/Italy/pompeii.htm
Youtube.com (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Skgs_d5f9kE