Vesuvio volcano and Pompeii ruins

Vesuvio volcano, located in southeastern Naples, southern Italy, is the only volcano in continental Europe still active. 1,277m high volcano above sea level. The crater is a chasm with enormous size.

In the 9th century BC, Pompeii existed near the mouth of the Salno river southeast of the volcano Vesuvio. First Os has lived here. They built houses, built streets and gradually formed Pompeii city. The ancient city on the coast was looked upon by Greeks and Iliat people. In the sixth century BC, Pompeii was dominated by Greeks and quickly assimilated.

Pompeii city is rich thanks to the Salno river, fertile land, fertile fields, vineyards occupying the entire mountain of Vesuvio. At that time, people in this coastal area regarded Pompeii as a center for goods exchange and exchange. By the second century BC, Pompeii became the famous olive and grape oil producer in the Mediterranean. Pompeii becomes an important market in coastal trade.

Vesuvio Crater (Photo: siena.edu)

By the first century BC, the Romans ruled Pompeii. The old city with a new owner still did not change the direction of advancement, the Pompeii diligently continued to build the perfect homeland, the spacious and well-built streets, shops close to the bowls, the works architecture with different styles with many churches, drama institutes, palaces, villas, fortresses.

Pompeii is like other Italian cities : thriving economy, brilliant culture, splendid art, romantic scenery. In the 1st century AD, Vesuvio was discovered as an active volcano, the mountain Vesuvio was not much interested.

Early in the first century, a major earthquake damaged Pompeii and neighboring cities and a major earthquake woke Vesuvio. On August 24, 79, Vesuvio volcano was the first time to do so, and within 48 hours, Pompeii and both neighboring cities were erased from the earth. Within 2 km around the volcano are the worlds of lava, mud and rock. How many people, how much labor and city results are dissipated.

Vesuvio volcano and Pompeii city (Photo: ingv.it)

After the volcano erupted for the first time, because the soil has phosphorus and potassium is a good nursery of grapes, all over the mountain Vesuvio grows grapes and the wine is delicious here. However, the only volcano in the continent of Europe has yet to lie still. By 1131, volcanoes erupted 7 times. Then in 1631, in 1944 the volcano erupted violently. The risk of activity and eruption is still hidden.

In the 17th century, when building irrigation works near Mount Vesuvio, engineer Domenik unknowingly discovered a stone inscription buried underground. Through expert tests, this stone carving is the remnant of Pompeii city when the volcano erupted for the first time. But it was not until a century later, in 1750, that the new dynasty carried out the excavation plan. 200 years later, the ancient Italian city of Pompeii appeared.

Today people can only see in Pompeii the true templates of a history page. No more bustling markets, children have fun, the people are crowded, but we see traces of cars running on the stone road of more than 1900 years ago, seeing the coal-baked cake baked nearly nine times in one session. brighter than 1900 years ago, saw the drawing of the ancient Greek church in the aristocratic residence more than 1900 years ago, seeing more traces of human life in the landlords, merchants, craftsmen, slaves 1900 years ago.

Pompeii ruins (Photo: geocities.com)

From museums, large and small theaters, outdoor theater to the aristocrats and mansions of aristocrats, we are not the world of feelings of unspoiled color or emotional pain. heavy but a rich face of everlasting economic history, cultural history and art history.

KHAC HUY synthesized