Pompeii was a thriving coastal city built around the 7th and 8th century BC. Again this Mediterranean city showed much Roman and Greek influence, architecture and lifestyles. In 79 AD Pompeii was totally buried under a mountain of volcanic ash with the fatal eruption of the volcano Vesuvius. Today we see this city, completely uncovered, just as it was 2,000 years ago. The positions of bodies uncovered showed that they were completely unprepared for the disaster. Here are a few of the many pictures I took. Look at how the roads were built, with stepping stones to cross on when rain and sewage ran down them. The stones were spaced so that horses and carts could pass through.
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