The Tragedy of Pompeii

This city disappeared overnight. And no one knew why for centuries. In the year 79 AD,

people in Pompeii went to sleep like normal. By morning, the city was gone.

A volcano called Mount Vesuvius exploded without warning. Hot ash and gas moved faster than

people could run. Entire families were frozen in place. Their homes, food,

and even footprints were buried for 1,700 years. Pompeii wasn’t destroyed. It was preserved.

History didn’t forget them. It trapped them.