Pompeii

Inside a house and a glance of Mount Vesuvius

Fun Facts about Pompeii

• Pompeii was originally settled around the 7th century BC by the Oscan people who were descendants of the Neolithic inhabitants of Campania (the region of southern Italy). The port city was in a prime location for trade as well as farming. The rich volcanic soil from earlier eruptions of Vesuvius created prime farmland for grapes and olive trees.
• t was extimated that just over 13% of the total population of Pompeii died in the initial blast. A population of around 15,000 people and an estimated 2,000 died.
• The city and people of Pompeii did not know that Vesuvius was a volcano because it hasn't erupted in 1,800 years
• Pompeii is so well preserved because the city was buried so quickly by volcanic ash and it now provides snapshots of past life in a Roman city

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