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The Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius Wasn’t Pompeii’s Only Killer
Archive.Today ^ | July 18, 2024 | Jordan Pearson

Posted on 08/18/2024 6:21:11 PM PDT by DogByte6RER

While the volcano’s eruption was deadly, research shows that many people in the ancient Roman city died in building collapses from the earthquake associated with the outburst.

Pompeii was destroyed by the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., entombing residents under layers of volcanic ash. But there is more to this story of an ancient Roman city’s doom.

Research published Thursday in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science offers proof that Pompeii was simultaneously wrecked by a massive earthquake. The discovery establishes a new timeline for the city’s demise and shows that fresh approaches to research can reveal additional secrets from well-studied archaeological sites.

Researchers have always had an inkling that seismic activity contributed to the city’s destruction. The ancient writer Pliny the Younger reported from his vantage point in a nearby town that the eruption of Vesuvius had been accompanied by violent tremors. But, until now, no evidence had been discovered to support this historical account. A team of researchers led by Domenico Sparice from Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology decided to investigate this gap in the record.

Dr. Sparice said that excavations of Pompeii to date had not included experts in the field of archaeoseismology, which deals with the effects of earthquakes on ancient buildings. Contributions from specialists in this area were key to the discovery, he said.

“The effects of seismicity have been speculated by past scholars, but no factual evidence has been reported before our study,” Dr. Sparice said, adding that the finding was “very exciting.”

The team focused on the Insula of the Chaste Lovers. This area encompasses several buildings, including a bakery and a house where painters were evidently interrupted by the eruption, leaving their frescoes uncolored.

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KEYWORDS: archaeoseismology; earthquake; godsgravesglyphs; mountvesuvius; pompeii; volcano
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1 posted on 08/18/2024 6:21:11 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
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To: DogByte6RER; SunkenCiv

This should be good.


2 posted on 08/18/2024 6:26:26 PM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: DogByte6RER

Nothing unexpected.
Volcanics eruptions are usually preceded/accompanied by earthquakes. Pompei was destructed by an earthquake several years before the eruption. It was just rebuild before the big one hit.


3 posted on 08/18/2024 6:37:35 PM PDT by AZJeep
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To: DogByte6RER

Hardly a revelation. Lots of seismic activity usually occurs in the vicinity of volcanic eruptions.


4 posted on 08/18/2024 6:43:46 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: DogByte6RER
The ancient writer Pliny the Younger reported from his vantage point in a nearby town that the eruption of Vesuvius had been accompanied by violent tremors. But, until now, no evidence had been discovered to support this historical account.

Yeah he probably made it up to raise his status.

Because everybody knows that volcanos are never accompanied by earthquakes.

I got to go bang my head on the desk now.

5 posted on 08/18/2024 7:33:43 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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To: Larry Lucido; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks LL.

6 posted on 08/18/2024 7:47:07 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: DogByte6RER

Decades ago I read, in a book by Ernie Pyle, that it was not Vesuvius but Mount Somma that destroyed Pompeii and Herculanium.
Anyone ever read that?


7 posted on 08/19/2024 7:36:29 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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