Name:	Old Diver -	Reply
Subject:	Pompey
Date:	3/22/2017 7:13:36 PM

  Great Graphics

https://www.youtube.com/embed/dY_3ggKg0Bc

Name:	MrHodja -	Reply
Subject:	Pompey
Date:	3/22/2017 8:26:40 PM

I had the good fortune to be able to visit Pompeii, but had the fantastic fortune to visit Ercolano, or Herculaneum.  It was buried under that mountain of ash that came with the eruption and was preserved much better than Pompeii.  They have excavated a large portion (Italian word "scavi") and the level of preservation is remarkable, right down to the lead (yes, lead) pipes they used to distribute their drinking water.  One of the things that struck me was how low all they doorways were.  I would guess the average male inhabitant was anywhere from 5 to 5-2 feet in height.

i recommend that anyone interested Google Herculaneum or Ercolano (the latter might get you an Italian web site).  It will be a worthwhile diversion from the forum...lol.

PS: one of my work colleagues and I went to the top of Vesuvius.  There is still a wisp of steam escaping but the view from there is magnificent.

Name:	Talullahhound -	Reply
Subject:	Pompey
Date:	3/22/2017 9:58:40 PM

So interesting.  Thanks for posting and thanks for the additional info Hodja. 

Name:	MartiniMan -	Reply
Subject:	Pompey
Date:	3/23/2017 8:31:15 AM

Haven't been to Pompei but I have been the Herculaneum and it was fascinating.  When you see a mother and child curled up together in a bed it tells you how destructive a pyroclastic flow can be.  A hot ash flow rides on a bed of air and can reach 200 mph and is amazingly destructive and deadly.  What's even scarier is that it's not a matter of whether it will happen again, but when.