POMPEIILauraRagoonananChantalRaymondKevinMooreEruptionofAugust24-2579ADPliny--aRomanadministratorandpoet,whosemanyvividlettershavebeenpreservedWarningsignsPeoplewereunpreparedCuriosityinsteadoffearEruptionofAugust24-2579ADEruptionstook17hrsBigandsmallonePeoplethatwereleftbehindwereeithertheoldortheyoung.ManydiedfromThermalShockAtleast750oFEruptioncont…LongperiodsofinactivityatVesuviusFalsesenseofsecurityPeoplewerenotawareoftheimpactofpasteruptionsWipedoutpreviouslydenselypopulatedsitesAvellinoprumice1800BCPompeii:BeforetheEruptionFoundedinthe18thcenturyBCbytheOscans6thCenturyBC,underGreekrule400BC:ConqueredbySamnites80BC:ConqueredbyRomePompeii:BeforetheEruptionRecoveringfromEarthquakeof62A.D.ManyrepairsandreconstructionTryingtoCarryonwithlifeasusualBoomingEconomyLargeMediterraneantradepointHolidayVillasoftheRichprofitingWellsdriedup10daysbeforeCowsonthehillswerebehavingstrangelyPompeiiisuniquebecause….ExcavationsCityrediscoveredin1590byworkmendiggingacanal,andagainin1711.RecognizedasPompeiiin1736.Fullyexcavatedin1748Skeletonsfoundin1982thatmayhaveboardedships.Allexcavationsfinishedin1983CurrentrestorationandconservationPOMPEIILocationPOMPEIIUncoveringtheCityHOUSEOFFAUNHOUSEOFVETTIPompeiiBewareofdogFORUMPompeiiGRAFFITIGraffitiwalls49STREETSViadell’Abbondanzap51THERMOPOLIUMPompeiip52THEATERPompeiiPALAESTRAAMPHITHEATERPompeiiTEMPLESPompeiiBATHSPompeii