Pompeii destroyed

Pompeiidestroyed,forgottenandfoundToday,manypeoplewholiveinlargecitiessuchasParisandNewYorkleavethecityatsummer.Theygotothemountainsortotheseashoretoescapethecitynoiseandheat.Over2000yearsago,manyrichRomansdidthesamething.TheyleavethecityRomeinthesummer,manyofthesewealthRomansspenttheirsummersinthecityofPompeii.Pompeiiwasabeautifulcity.Itwaslocatedontheocean.Intheyear79CD,ayoungRomanboywholaterbecameveryfamousRomanhistorianwasvisitinghisuncleinPompeii.Theboy’snamewasP.Oneday,Pwaslookingupthesky.Hesawafrighteningsight.Itwasaverylargedarkcloud.Thisblackcloudwashighintothesky.Rockandashflowtotheair.WhatpsawwastheeruptionofthevolcanoVesuvius.ThecityofPompeiiwasatthefootofmountainVesuvius,whenthevolcanofirsterupted,manypeoplewereabletoleavethecityandtoescapedeath.Infact,18000peopleescapedtheterribledisaster.Unfortunately,itwasnotenoughtimeforeveryonetoescape.Morethan2000peopledied.Theseunluckypeoplewereburiedaliveunderthevolcanoash.Theeruptionlastedabout3days.Whentheeruptionwasover,Pompeiiwasburiedunder20feetofvolcanicrockandash.ThecityofPompeiiwasburiedandforgottenfor1700years.Intheyear1748,anItalianfarmerwasdiggingonthefarm.Ashewasdigging,heuncoveredapartofthewalloftheancientcityofPompeii.Soonarcheologistsbegintodiginarea.Astimewentby,muchoftheancientcityofPompeiiwasuncovered.TodaytouristfromalltheworldcometoseetheruinsofthefamouscityofPompeii.