Question

What happened to the town of Pompeii in 79 A.D.?


A plague spread through the population, leaving only a few survivors.


An earthquake destroyed most of the buildings and killed hundreds of residents.


The volcano Vesuvius erupted, burying the town and its people in ash.


A devastating flood swept through the town, washing people and buildings away.

Answer 1

okok let's break this down

Answer 2

Look at where Pompeii once was in the map, and what could've happened

Answer 3

oh o-o

Answer 4

Ok we can already cut out the virus from this list, since that's not even close to the answer

Answer 5

yesh

Answer 6

Now-

Answer 7

This is the tectonic map near Italy, even though Pompeii was near a tectonic plate, It wasn't destroyed by an earthqueake

Answer 8

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @KiWiPoP1
This is the tectonic map near Italy, even though Pompeii was near a tectonic plate, It wasn't destroyed by an earthqueake
\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\)
*earthquake

Answer 9

uh-huh

Answer 10

And flood's don't just form out of nowhere, they need to have a reason, and as it is right now, there is no reason as to how a flood occurred, if it actually did happen

Answer 11

Pompeii was close to a volcano named Mt. Vesuvius

Answer 12

And this is the only explanation as to what happened to Pompeii

Answer 13

ooh ok

Answer 14

thanks

Answer 15

sorry i had to explain it that long

Answer 16

no no is ok i needed an explantion anyway TvT

Answer 17

alr alr