In 79 AD, on August 24, the volcano Vesuvius, erupted on the unsuspecting Roman town of Pompeii. It came as such a great shock to the people who lived there because the volcano had been silent for centuries up until that fateful day.
The residents of Pompeii attempted to get out of the town and away from the violently erupting volcano. They grabbed their most treasured possessions, most of which were precious pieces of jewelry. Some doctors saved their medical tools. All of them fled, but not many got far. Many of these artefacts were not found until around 1748, when the city Pompeii was rediscovered.
Some of the remains of people who died in the eruption have been preserved and put in museums. I went to an exhibit today called Pompeii: Tales from an Eruption. I thought it was tragic and awful that all those people died, but I also thought it was interesting.

Fiction about Pompeii: