POMPEII THE LOST CITY

POMPEII THE LOST CITY

A fine city Pompeii was a city in Italy. It was buit in ancient Roman times, about 2, 000 years ago.

A huge mountain, called Vesuvius, towered over Pompeii. Tody, we know that Vesuvius is a volcano.

Pompeii was big and busy - about 20, 000 people lived there. They came from Italy, Greece and Afria, and they worked as traders and sailors.

Volcano danger Vesuvius began to erupt in AD 79. A mighty earthquake shook the ground. Clouds of ash hid the sun and the sky went dark. The people of Pompeii were terrified. The eruption lasted for two days. A massive explosion hurled rocks into the sky. Red-hot lava poured out of the volcano. Lava came from deep beneath the earth's surface.

Deadly clouds of burning gas rolled over Pompeii. The air was full of falling ash, which looked like black snow. Vesuvius erupting, hurling rocks and ash into the sky.