2. Where did it happen?
Italy

3. Pompeii and Herculaneum
Two cities that were
destroyed by the eruption
of Mt. Vesuvius

4. Pompeii:
•A city of 20,000 residents
•Progressive
•Perfectly preserved example
of ancient life in the Mediterranean

5. When did it happen?
79A.D August 24th and 25th ,Vesuvius erupted, buried
Pompeii and Herculaneum, damaged houses in many far
away places.

6. August, 24th, 79, 1 PM
People in Herculaneum saw smoke bursting from Vesuvius
Midnight
Torrents of lava poured down Vesuvius
August, 25th, 79,7 AM
A devastating surge killed the people in Pompeii.

7. Mount Vesuvius
Best known for its
eruption in AD 79 that led
to the destruction of the
Roman cities of Pompeii
and Herculaneum

8. A composite volcano, made up of
alternate layers of ash and lava
Two different kinds of eruptions:
•mostly ash and cinders
•produces lava

9. Casualties of the eruption
It is not known how many people the eruption
killed, although around 1,150 remains of
bodies have been recovered in and around
Pompeii ,and 350 at Herculaneum.

10. This is the end of our report.
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