"Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world..." - Gustave Flaubert
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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 10 m. Just when it looked as though things couldn't get any worse, Vesuvius exploded and sent a 100 mph 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.
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| (Temple of Apollo) |
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| (Ancient Roman Temple) |
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.
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| (A bronze statue in Pompeii) |
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.
2004: Naples, Italy 👉
Nong dear , I was just browsing thru your travels..and I came across many fasinating places,sites and people you have visited and met......Pompei always gives me the creep yet sadness....
ReplyDeleteYour description of Pompei could not put better words than that....
Pompeii was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748.
ReplyDeleteWalking along the pathways and examining the detail layout of the lost city, bring us back to the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire.