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What is Pompeii?

Among the many attractions in Italy, one of the most breathtaking are the ruins of Pompeii. However, it is wrong to call ruins a city whose age is about 2000 years, preserved in its original form to our times better than almost any other of the cities of antiquity.

Why did it happen so? The fact is that on August 24, 74 AD, there was a powerful eruption of the dormant volcano Vesuvius, located in southern Italy. A thick layer of lava, stones and ash thrown out of the crater completely buried two nearby cities under it. The city of Herculaneum, located 3-4 km from the volcano, hid deep under the waves of a mud stream flowing down the slope of the volcano. Pompeii, which was away from Vesuvius, turned out to be covered with a dry "rain" of ash and pumice - a light rock. Pompeii was buried under a five-six-meter layer of these "sediments".

Soaked in water, the mass of ash began to look like clay, and as a result, everything that was under it turned into forms, like those that sculptors use to create their works. Thus, both cities have survived almost unchanged to this day.

The residents of the cities who survived the catastrophe returned to their original places when the eruption ended, and managed to dig out most of the valuables from under the thick layer of ash, including marble slabs that served as decorations and building material for large buildings.

In the Middle Ages, all this history was forgotten. In 1594, the construction of an aqueduct began there, and the ruins of the two cities were rediscovered. However, only in 1763 did the real archaeological excavations of Pompeii begin, which are still ongoing. Nevertheless, a significant part of the city is still hidden from people's eyes!

Author: Likum A.

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