There is no better starting point to begin a journey through the history and culture of Campania. Mount Vesuvius, one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, has an eruption cycle of about 20 years, but the last eruption was in 1944. Lets continue to find out more about Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius

Mt Vesuvius Active Volcano

When you finally reach the edge of the crater, you will be amazed at its size. Inside the crater itself, it is feasible to see glimpses of steam rising from the side of the crater demonstrating that Mt Vesuvius is an active volcano.

The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Pompeii

Pompeii was not distributed on a regular basis as we are used to seeing in Roman towns, owing to the difficult terrain. Unaware of the imminent danger, most people continued on with their daily lives and as a result the entire town and around 20,000 of its inhabitants were buried under tons of ash and pumice. It was not uncommon for the homes of the very wealthy to include areas for the production of wine, olive oil, or other agricultural products, especially since many elite Romans owned farmland or orchards in the immediate vicinity of their villas. The pools in Pompeii were used mostly for decoration.

The Pompeii Eruption of Vesuvius Italy

Many of Pompeii’s neighboring communities, most famously Herculaneum, furthermore suffered damage or destruction during the 79 eruption. The fresh fruit and vegetables in the shops are typical of October, and conversely the summer fruit that would have been typical of August was already being sold in dried, or conserved form.

Mt Vesuvius Pompeii

The eruption of 1906 was particularly destructive, killing over 100 people and ejecting the most lava ever recorded from a Vesuvian eruption.
The eruption of 1944 could be seen from Naples and several photos have been taken The last precious time Vesuvius erupted was in 1944. Since this your precious sightseeing time “HE” has remained dormant.

Pliy The Younger Mt Vesuvius

Gaius Plinius Secundus -or, to use his English name, Pliny- was born in 23 or 24 at Novum Comum (modern Como), a small city in the region known as Gallia. The inhabitants of Pompeii, as those of the area today, had long been used to minor quaking (indeed, the writer Pliny the Younger wrote that earth tremors “were not particularly alarming because they are frequent in Campania”), but on 5 February 62, there was a severe temblor which did considerable damage around the bay and particularly to Pompeii. Campi Flegrei, furthermore known as the Phlegraean Fields (from Greek meaning burning fields), is a large 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) wide caldera situated to the west of the city of Naples. Pliny was here with his Uncle when the eruption of Mt Vesuvius happened.

Mt Vesuvius Lava

ll the zones at the slopes of the mountain are formed by transported earth of lava mud Monte Somma which goes down from the steep slopes in the rainy seasons through deep and narrow grooves called channels or more commonly “lagni”. Mt. Vesuvius is a characteristic polygenic mixed volcano, meaning that it is constituted by lava of various chemical compositions.

Pompeii Volcanoes Area

In Pompeii, although the 2000 inhabitants who did not avoid the city were killed, the eruption preserved as well as destroyed. You’ll discover the everyday life of Rome’s Imperial age as you walk through the ancient ruins which were buried in ashes after Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2000 years ago.Inside Pompeii, you can visit the homes of Pompeii’s wealthier citizens and ancient street cafes where locals dined, hear numerous anecdotes about daily life in Pompeii, and see graffiti dating back to Roman times. Following one of the most devastating volcanic eruptions, as the one occurred in the Pompeii eruption, the Pompeii Herculaneum area was covered over entirely by ash.

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Along with Herculaneum, its sister city, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in 79 AD. By entering the Archaeological Museum in Naples you can see the collection of artefact’s that were excavating in Pompeii and Herculaneum. The gate tickets to Pompeii and Herculaneum can be purchased on a combined ticket costing 20 euro per person for both sites and are generally not included in the cost of a visit.

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