In I Survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 A.D., one boy struggles to escape the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling "I Survived" series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape the doomed city as the giant volcano erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?
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Did You Know...Facts about the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79
- The eruption lasted for three days and buried Pompeii under thirty feet of ash and stone.
- Many people did escape in the first hours after the eruption. Most of those who stayed behind were likely killed by the waves of gases and fire that swept down the mountain. These pyroclastic surges traveled at 400 miles per hour, and instantly burned everything in their paths.
- There is no place in the world like Pompeii, which was buried in AD 79 and sealed for centuries, like a time capsule. The ash and stone preserved more than just the buildings. Archeologists have unearthed thousands of artifacts — skeletons, petrified loaves of bread, statues, toys, furniture, chariots, gladiator helmets, silverware, cooking pots, shoes, earrings, and much, much more.
- Vesuvius is one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes — and also one of the most closely monitored.
- Today, nearly two thousand years after Pompeii was destroyed, we remain powerless against the destructive fury of a major volcanic eruption. Much of this beautiful region of Italy would likely be buried again.
