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Volcanoerupts.
MountVesuviuswentoff
aboutaweekago.Itcovered
ashandpumiceoverPompeii
killing2,000people.Alongwith
atrailofashthatwentdownto
herculaneumandkilledover
200peoplethere.Thisvolcano
wasanythingbutkind,thereweremanywrongsthatmadeitmuchworseatevery
second.
Asofrightnow,Pompeiigotabouttwoandahalffathomsofashinsideofit.Allof
theashhasgottentoadirtlikefeel.Ithasgottentoapointwherenoonecansee
theirhomesfully.Fromwhatwecanget,itwouldseelikeittookawholedayforthe
skytoclearupagainassaidbysomepeoplewhoweretravelingtoneighboringcities
togetawayfromthelava,ashandotherobjectsthere.
Whenweaskedpeoplewhosawthecloudofashaboutanythingthatshockedyou,
manypeoplerepliedwith,Thesizewasabigpart
androcksandmorethatfellfromthesky.Itwas
hundredthousandfathomslongandwideandrocks
andlavafellfromtheskyrandomly.So,thisvolcano
notonlyhadahugecloudofashbut,hadrocksand
morefallingfromzatvolcanoaswell.
MountVesuviuswasavolcanothatcausedmany
wrongstohappenandancitytodisappear.Onecity
nowisnotevenvisiblefromadistancelikeitusedto
be.Manypeoplediedbecauseofthisvolcanoand
manyaresick.Thisvolcanowasthereasonformany
wrongsintheneighboringarea.

Manypeopleworried
aboutthehealthof
theirfamilyand
friendsalongwith
theiritems.
Manypeoplewentto
StabiaeorNaplesandotherplacesnear
theareaaftertheaccident.Everythingin
bothseemtobecoveredinashand

Whathappened
whentheVolcano
Eruptedandwhen
theEarthquakes
happenedfrom
nonbelieversof
religion.
Whenthisnaturaldisastererupted,we
foundoutthatthisvolcanowasnota

rocks.Someofthepeopleworkinghere
thatwerepartofthecitiesaretellingus
thattheycanbarelyseetheirhomes.
WhenIwascomingbackafteraweek
ortwo,IfoundthatIshouldbarelysee
myhouse.Germanusrecalled.
GermanuswaspartofPompeiilivingwith
hissistersincehisparentsdied,hewent
backtoseeifhissisterwasokaybut,he
couldntfindherso,hedugheroutand
gaveherthefuneralshedeservedaftera
ceremonyforthepeoplewhodied.
Healongwithmanyotherpeoplewho
livedinbothcitiesdidthis.But,notalldid
forfriendsorfamily.Someofthepeople
wholivedinthe
citiesthatwere
wealthy,powerfulor
bothandtheywent
backtogettheir
richesand
treasures.
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dormantvolcanobut,anactivevolcano
instead.Thisvolcanosvolcaniccrater
shotoutalotofashandalittlelavacame
out.Tephrafellfromtheskyandhitthe
citiesalongwithsomelavathatgotshot
out.OneofVesuvius'svolcaniccraterlet
outmorelavathanthevolcaniccrater
did.
Afterafewhours,itwouldseemthata
hugepileoftheashandothermaterials
hitthecities.Fromwhatwecanget,the
ashhadapoisonoussmelltoit.So,if
peopledidsurvivetheashandother
materials,thepoisonoussmellwould
havetakenpeopleoutandkillthem.
WhentheEarthquakeshappened
whichwasbeforethevolcanoerupted,a
lotofseismicwaveshappened.Someof
themasonryonthebuildingstartedto
crumple.Yet,nooneseemedtonoticeit
thatmuchsincethetimeittookplaceat.
Rightwhenalmosteveryonewas
sleeping.
SeemoreonPageXVIII.

Neptune,theGodthat
Causedthe
Vulcan,theGod Earthquakes.
thatCausedthe Neptuneasweall
knowisthegodofthe
Volcanotogo
seabut,heisalsothe
off.
godofearthquakes.
Vulcanisa
powerfulgodthat Thisissomethingthat
mostpeopleknowbut,noall.Hecando
controlsfiresof
alotofbadifnotprayedtoproperly.
volcanoes,
everyoneknowsthis.Itwouldseemthat Neptunecontrolsagoodportionofthe
worldthatwelivein.So,hewouldhavea
somethingcausedhimtogetmadorhe
lotofpower.ThisGodhasthepower
forgotaboutthepeoplelivingnearthe
bothofinseaandinland.Also,inmyth,it
volcanothathepickedtoerupt.But,the
wasbecauseofNeptunethatJupiterhas
factthathedidforgetisunlikelysince,
hispower.
thedaybeforethevolcanowentoffwas
GodofSeaandEarthquakeshasmore
Vulcansday.
Ifhedidgetmad,whatwasthethingto powerthantheKingofGods.Withmore
gethimmad?WhydidVulcantakeitout powerandmoreabilities,hecanbea
forcetoreckonedwith.

onPompeiiandHerculaneum?Maybe
thetwocitiesdidnotgivehimtheworship
hewantedormaybeVenusgothimmad
andhebeatedtheredhotmetalwitha
powerfulforceandcausedthevolcano
wentoff.
But,thereismanyunknownthatwedo
notknowasofnow.

SeemoreonIX.

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PlinytheYoungerandPlinytheElder.
PlinytheElder,wasamanwhoheard
peoplecryingoutandwantedtohelp.
Whenhetriedtohelp.hegotcuriousof
thevolcanoandendedupdying.His
nephew,Plinytheyounger,startedto
recallwhathappenedandtalkedabout
hisuncleanddescribedhowpeoplefelt
atthetimewhenthevolcanowentoff.
Theyconsultedtogetherwhetherit
wouldbemostprudenttotrusttothe
houses,whichnowrockedfromsideto
sidewithfrequentandviolent
concussionsasthoughshakenfromtheir
veryfoundationsorflytotheopenfields,
wherethecalcinedstonesandcinders,
thoughlightindeed,yetfellinlarge
showers,andthreateneddestruction.
Inthischoiceofdangerstheyresolved
forthefields:aresolutionwhich,whilethe
restofthecompanywerehurriedintoby
theirfears,myuncleembraceduponcool
anddeliberateconsideration.Theywent
outthen,havingpillowstiedupontheir
headswithnapkinsandthiswastheir
wholedefenceagainstthestormof
stonesthatfellroundthem.Plinythe
Elderwhothengoestohelppeopleon
land.
Heorderedthegalleystobeputto
seaHasteningthentotheplacefrom
whenceothersfledwiththeutmostterror,
hesteeredhiscoursedirecttothepoint
ofdanger,andwithsomuchcalmness
andpresenceofmindastobeableto

SomeGodsaremad.
Someofthegods,likeVulcanand
Neptuneseemtobeupsetaftertheir
festivals.Theymaybecausedthe
Earthquakesandthe
Volcanotogooff.
Romanpeopleseemto
havenotprayed
enoughanditcaused
thepainthathappened
toPompeii.Some
survivorsofthePompeii
andHerculaneum
accidentareherewith
usandsomeofthemareworkingwith
thisatthisnewscast.
VulcanandNeptunearemostlikely
madbecausesomeRomansdidnt
worshipthemenoughorcorrectly.So,
theyusedthatpartoftheirpowers.
NeptunecausedtheEarthquakesbefore,
Vulcanoverheatedthevolcanoandletit
goofforVulcancould'veforgottenandhe
justletthevolcanogooff.Itwouldseem
thatthedormantvolcanothatwethought
wasMountVesuviusisntadormant
volcanobut,anactivevolcano.
MountVesuviusdidnthavetogooff
andtheEarthquakesdidntneedtobea
thing,ifweworshippedthegodsenough,
thiswouldhaveneverevenhappened.
But,thegodsthoughwedidntdoenough
andso,theydidbadtothecities,they
thoughtthepeoplelivingtheredidntdo
enoughandso,theypunishedthem.

makeanddictatehisobservationsupon
themotionandallthephenomenaofthat
dreadfulscene.
Hewasnowsoclosetothemountain
thatthecinders,whichgrewthickerand
hotterthenearerheapproached,fellinto
theships,togetherwithpumicestones,
andblackpiecesofburningrock:they
wereindangertoonotonlyofbeing
agroundbythesuddenretreatofthesea,
butalsofromthevastfragmentswhich
rolleddownfromthemountain,and
obstructedalltheshore.Plinythe
Youngerashedecideshisunclewentto
gohelpthepeoplewhowerelivingby
mountVesuvius.
SeemoreonPageXXIII.

Problemsherecouldvebeenavoided
thishugedevastationifthepeopleliving
inthecitiesjustworshippedthegods
moreliketheyneededanddeservedto
have.
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