For history club.....uhhhhhhhhhyeah The city was home to around 20,000 people just prior to the eruption Its forum (meeting place) in the centre of the city was a vibrant place, a bustling hub of trade and activity.
Facts about Pompeii: The city was home to around 20,000 people just prior to the eruption Its forum (meeting place) in the centre of the city was a vibrant place, a bustling hub of trade and activity. It was long-believed Vesuvius erupted at around 1pm on 24 August 79 AD… Dirt and rock was thrown up into the air and a huge ash cloud formed above the volcano. Within an hour this cloud reached nearly fourteen kilometres high. We have an eyewitness account of the eruption Pliny the Younger witnessed the eruption from across the Bay of Naples. Twelve hours after the initial eruption, he recorded seeing an avalanche of searing hot gas, ash and rock breaking off and charging down the side of the volcano: a pyroclastic flow.
