Websites of Interest

A great way to get a bird's eye view of the Pompeii ruins would be to view it from Google Maps. Simply go to:

http://maps.google.com/ and enter "Pompeii, Italy, ruins"

You may need to search around and zoom in a bit, but once found it is a great way to see the city in detail with color.


The following link shows Pliny the Younger's account of what happened during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

http://www.volcanolive.com/pliny.html


Another interesting article about what would happen if Mt. Vesuvius were to erupt today.

http://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/mount-vesuvius.htm