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CITY OF POMPEII •Next to Mt. Vesuvius (volcano)

•~20,000 citizens

MT. VESUVIUS ERUPTS•August 25, AD 79

•Shot gas rock and ash into

the sky, blocked out the sun

•Lava set fire to buildings

•25 feet of ash buried the city

and the people

•Poisonous gas killed anyone

left alive

A CITY PRESERVED•The ash preserved Pompeii

•Ruins discovered in 1500s

•Artifacts tell about everyday

Roman life: leather shoes,

wooden furniture, food,

library of scrolls

•Eyewitness account written

by Pliny the Younger

1. City of Pompeii

• Next to Mt. Vesuvius (volcano)

• ~20,000 citizens

2. Mt. Vesuvius Erupts

• August 25, AD 79

• Shot gas rock and ash into the sky,

blocked out the sun

• Lava set fire to buildings

• 25 feet of ash buried the city and the

people

• Poisonous gas killed anyone left alive

3. A City Preserved

• The ash preserved Pompeii

• Ruins discovered in 1500s

• Artifacts tell about everyday

Roman life: leather shoes,

wooden furniture, food,

library of scrolls

• Eyewitness account written

by Pliny the Younger

Pompeii/Mt. Vesuvius

How do the ruins and remains of Pompeii provide insight into

everyday Roman life?

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