5.1 pompeii city from the ashes

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5.1 Pompeii: City from the Ashes

• Pompeii was built at the foot of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius=> It erupted in 79 ADÞ Many people died by poisonous gases coming from the

volcano, dropped to the ground and died where they lay -> ashes of the volcano fell on them

Þ The whole city was covered in ashes so it’s really well preserved

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