Street In Pompeii

by Debbie Oppermann

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Street In Pompeii

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Debbie Oppermann

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"Street In Pompeii" by Debbie Oppermann. It was quite exciting to visit the ruins of Pompeii in Italy. To see how the people lived so many centuries before us was an amazing experience. The ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, is located near modern Naples in Italy. Buried under tons of ash, the city was lost for about 1,500 years until its initial rediscovery in 1599. When the site was excavated, starting from the middle of the 18th century, archaeologists discovered hundreds of buildings and a well connected network of roads. In those days, the Romans used chariots for transport and these horse drawn vehicles frequently plied the stony roads of the city. To aid their movement, the roads had, and still have, parallel ruts cut into the surface to keep heavy wagons on track. Because articulated front axles for wagons weren't invented until the late Medieval period, steering was extremely difficult. The tracks cut in the city streets helped wagons avoid obstacles and make turns. In some places forked tracks were used like railroad switches, a strategically placed stone or wedge forced the wheels into the correct set of tracks. Mount Vesuvius is seen in the background. Pompeii Italy is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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December 28th, 2019

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