🌋 What Happened:

• On August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius violently erupted near the Bay of Naples in Italy.

• The eruption lasted for two days and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and others under ash, pumice, and rock.

• Thousands of people were killed, many of them suffocated by toxic gases or buried in ash.

😢Why It Was So Devastating:

• The eruption released a massive pyroclastic flow — a fast-moving, superheated cloud of gas and ash that obliterated everything in its path.

• Pompeii was buried under 4–6 meters of ash and debris, which preserved the city in a sort of time capsule.

• Because of the suddenness, many bodies were frozen in place — people caught in the act of fleeing, hiding, or just living life.😨

🏛️ What Makes It Famous:

• When the ruins were discovered centuries later, archaeologists found preserved buildings, mosaics, graffiti, and even food.

• Plaster was poured into the voids left by decomposed bodies, creating detailed casts of people and animals at their moment of death.

• The site gives us a haunting, detailed look at daily life in ancient Rome😢.