Map Of Pompeii Before Eruption

A few years later, another one rattled the city, however was much smaller and did not do as much damage. Vesuvius’ assault upon pompeii and its neighbors occurred in waves. Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century bc by the oscan peoples.

Small eruptions probably began in the morning. The city of pompeii was a major resort city during the times of ancient rome. Here are just three examples below.

However, pliny the younger, who observed the catastrophe from across the bay, said that the people were not concerned as they were accustomed to the tremors.

Earthquakes rumbled the port town for four days before the eruption. Pompeii, along with herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area (e.g. On the northern side we have the river volturno, to the east and south we have the apennines and the sorrento peninsula. 17 years before the eruption, there had been 2 earthquakes that violently shook the.