Caracta:
I've always found the history of Pompei interesting. Such a beautiful city went down in less than 24 hours if I'm right.

Seriously no escape, even if you own a private jet to fly you out.

I read there were survivors.

Sile12:


Definitely babe, more people survived but thousands died in Pompeii and other neighbouring cities/villages.

"The remains of 2,000 men, women, and children were found at Pompeii. After perishing from asphyxiation, their bodies were covered with ash that hardened and preserved the outline of their bodies. Later, their bodies decomposed to skeletal remains, leaving a kind of plaster mould behind."


Source: http://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/August-24

aminho:
nice Sile12 I toured the place in Italy 2012

Caracta:


Pliny, the Younger was only 17 when it happened. Poor boy.

He said they covered their heads with pillows and all that. My question is, apart from the bodies covered with ash that hardened and preserved the outlines of their bodies, were there survivors. Like real survivors like the ones in Titanic.

Pliny doesn't count as he was only an eye witness. His uncle would have survived but he died from suffocation too.

Was there any, "I was there, but miraculously saved and I didn't suffer from asphyxiation" person?

Just curious.

Caracta:


I want to have this experience too. I long for it so much that it's choking me up.

Aarrrrrrgh!

baba11:

You'll even know more about it when you watch a movie 'Pompeii'.Everything is detailed in the movies.

A Nigerian was one of the lead actors in it!

Mt. Vesuvius is still considered an active volcano. The most recent eruption occurred in 1944, and experts believe that a massive eruption could happen again soon, posing potential danger to the more than 2 million people who now live in the area.

Caracta:


I've seen that movie as many times as I can remember. But I'm sure it can't be as real as visiting the city.

Sile12:


If you can check the post from the start, you will see a document of a man that interviewed survivors. So people survived.

baba11:

I concur but at the same time,the ruins in the city can't give you the clues you so much desired except some archeological facts about it you'll be made to see..

Caracta:


Pliny right? He was the only person that "interviewed" (preferably) observed survivors and described the events in a letter to his friend, Tacitus.

Personally, I don't think anybody at Pompeii survived in the real sense of it. Perhaps people at neighboring cities like Misenum (where Pliny lived), Stabiae and Herculaneum survived to a certain extent.

Read Pliny's letters here: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pompeii.htm

Caracta:


Yeah. That's the point. I want to SEE them not just read about them or the altered stories in movies.

Sile12:


Actually I don't believe this man to be the only survivor, but may be one of the documented survivors. Many people will witness, will be injured during the eruption and survive but will not have the opportunity to tell like this man. If something like this is happening today, you will people running for their lives, at the same time taking pictures and uploading with a caption like "eruption things". You know level of technology today, and don't forget we re talking about what happened almost 2,000years ago compared to Titanic of 103years ago, tracing survivors will be difficult.

Another thing is, people died so much in Pompeii because they were trapped. The only route to escape is through the port/harbour, but the congestion at Port where people were trying to get on boats or ship was much. Thousands of people trying to get out of the city. If you've seen the movie.

baba11:

I love that... wishing you safe and successful journey to and fro from there

Sile12:
Scientists claims that the hit didn't just come in a day, it has been giving warning for days, even in the movie but it was it was ignored.

Sile12:


Actually I don't believe this man to be the only survivor, but may be one of the documented survivors. Many people will witness, will be injured during the eruption and survive but will not have the opportunity to tell like this man. If something like this is happening today, you will see people running for their lives, at the same time taking pictures and uploading with a caption like "eruption things". You know level of technology today, and don't forget we re talking about what happened almost 2,000years ago compared to Titanic of 103years ago, tracing survivors will be difficult.

Another thing is, people died so much in Pompeii because they were trapped. The only route to escape is through the port/harbour, but the congestion at Port where people were trying to get on boats or ship was much. Thousands of people trying to get out of the city. If you've seen the movie.

Ligxy:

Caption like ''eruption thingz'' really got me cracking.

Caracta:


Oh yeah. That's true. I remember that part from the movie.

Your explanation makes sense.

Oya let's go to Pompeii

Caracta:

Sile12:
Latrine.

source: http://www.pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpictures/R7/7%2012%2018%20p2.htm

SirHouloo:
Was it a punishment from God, a gain of negligence from the people or fate?
What do we call this? The pains involved and the likes is better imagined than experienced.

darefestus:


Ignorance!

That much was stated, that the last eruption happened thousands of years before theirs.

We take science for granted now, but then they didnt have the luxury.

Imagine sitting in a house all glowy, when just underneath you is a furiously brimming magma-Exactly.

Nice job @OP