Pompeii - the city that was buried alive!

One thousand nine hundred thirty four years ago on 24^th of August, 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted and the volcanic ash buried the city of Pompeii, 20kms away, under tons of molten ash and pumice.

Pompeii remained buried until a group of explorers discovered it in 1748 and were surprised to find that 

under the thick layers of dust and debris, the buildings, artifacts and skeletons left behind in the buried city 

were mostly intact. Join me for a virtual tour of Pompeii as it exists now. At the end of the post is the link where you will find the complete history of Pompeii.

Ruins of the Apollo temple

Ruins of the Jupiter temple with Mount Vesuvius in the background

A paved street. The blocks in the road allowed pedestrians to cross the street without having to step onto the road itself which doubled up as Pompeii's drainage and sewage disposal system. The spaces between the blocks allowed horse-drawn carts to pass along the road.

As excavators continued to uncover human remains, they noticed that the skeletons were surrounded by

voids in the compacted ash. By carefully pouring plaster of Paris into the spaces, the final poses, clothing, and faces of the last residents of Pompeii came to life.

Ruins of the Forum

Ruins of the Eumachia's building

Eumachia was the public priestess of Venus in Pompeii during the middle of the 1st century AD as well as the matron of the Concordia Augustus. Using her wealth and status, she funded the construction of a large building next to the public forum in Pompeii.

It is an amazing walk into history.

You can read all about Pompeii here