Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city, buried by a volcanic eruption. 2000 years later, archaeologists uncovered the city.  The people in ancient Pompeii did not have a chance to escape. The city had been quickly buried by volcanic ash. When archaeologists dug out the city, two thousand years later, they found petrified bread still in the ovens that had been baking that day. Archaeologists learned a great deal from the ruins of this ancient city because it had been so well preserved

Aerial view of Pompeii, with the Vesuvius in the background

Cast of a dog that archaeologists believe was chained outside the House of Vesonius Primus, a Pompeiian

A paved street

MOSAICS

Web sites to find more information:

Pompeii buildings

BBC schools

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/pmpPomp.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/