The Roman town of Pompeii, including most of its inhabitants, was buried under a several metres thick layer of tephra in the afternoon of 23 November 79 AD, after the plume emitted by a massive eruption of Mount Vesuvius had collapsed. Despite massive destruction, many features - including mosaics, wall paintings and further details - have been preserved in the underground for almost two millennia.

Keywords

hazard impact, historic place, mirror of the past, ruin, volcanism

Created

Wednesday 3 September 2008 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Italy (2278 visits)