Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient Roman city, buried by a volcanic eruption. 2000 years later, archaeologists uncovered the city.  The people in ancient Pompeii did not have a chance to escape. The city had been quickly buried by volcanic ash.  When archaeologists dug out the city, two thousand years later, they found petrified bread still in the ovens that had been baking that day. Archaeologists learned a great deal from the ruins of this ancient city because it had been so well preserved.  Pompeii - The Sleeping Giant  Project Pompeii (Mr Millet)  Work and Play in Everyday Pompeii (BBC)  Explore Pompeii (Harcourt School) Eyewitness to History 79 CE Pompeii History  Art & Architecture (BBC)  See Also: Free PowerPoint Presentations about Ancient Rome Return to Ancient Rome