Welcome back to our series on famous ancient cities.0:04
Today, historian Alexander James is in the studio.0:09
Alexander is here to tell us about the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.0:13
Alexander, what happened to Pompey?0:21
On 24 August, 79 AD, the volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii under ash.0:25
It also destroyed another city called Herculaneum as well.0:35
How many people died?0:39
Archaeologists don't know.0:41
About 20,000 people lived in Pompeii.0:45
Some managed to escape, but many didn't.0:48
Why didn't people in Pompeii understand they were in danger?0:53
For a very simple reason.0:58
They didn't realize Vesuvius was a volcano.0:59
They didn't even have a word for volcano in their language.1:05
People forgot about Pompeii after Mount Vesuvius buried it, didn't they?1:08
After about a century.1:15
No one remembered pompeii for over 1500 years.1:16
Then in 1599, some people accidentally rediscovered it.1:24
Today, millions of tourists visit Pompeii every year, don't they?1:29
Pompeii is one of Italy's most popular tourist attractions.1:35
Over 2.5 million people visit it each year.1:38
Not all of Pompeii is open to the public, though.1:43
Only archaeologists can go into some special closed areas.1:46
Still, the sections of the city that are open to the public are very large.1:50
Tourists can spend many days exploring Pompeii.1:54
Thank you for that information, Alex.1:58
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