Pompeii Destroyed by Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius erupts in 79 AD destroying the nearby city of Pompeii.

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Education

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• Pompeii
• Vesuvius
• Rome
• volcano
• destruction

[artworks3d]

Thanks -- the song is "Cities In Dust" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. it is specifically about this event.

[acolvin2010]

I think it was very cool of the mountain to play music while it was destrying the city. I'm sure the citizens appreciated it. Oh, and the "bodies" aren't real; their plaster casts. It keeps the tourists happy. The city was pretty much the Las Vegas of its day. Very much a destination of wealthy Roman tourists. Take a few archeology courses and learn the truth.

[gyrwafe]

الحمد لله على نعم الاسلام

[kiloggolik]

And yet the city of Naples was built right in its place, as if there was no lesson to be learned here.

[JungleMeta]

I always thought the song was meant to remind us of our ancient past, to remind us of what had happened with allusions to who was responsible. 'Cities' in dust such as the ones in Mesopotamia. My tribe has verbal history of the explosions that rocked Altais, better known as Atlantis. Those responsible are still here, unchecked and doing it again.

[hippiepeacechick1970]

guys im wearing a toga right now.. literally

[movieguystarraisin]

The women of Pompeii were smoking hot! Literally...

[lazurm]

I believe the distance was 6 kilometers, about 4 miles. The opening stated 6 miles.

[13thmistral]

i dont know, but i kinda get atrackted by all those stone people and the detail of the expressions on theire faces

its so....

i cant explain