Culture and History

8 Facts About The Undiscovered City Of Pompeii — That You Might Not Know About!

Pompeii was one of the richest, flourishing and modern cities of the Roman empire that got razed down by a volcano almost two millenia ago. But how was the culture, food and business like in Pompeii? What did they do that we do differently today? Let’s do an analysis on it.

Ruins of Pompeii discovered in 16th Century, after an accidental disovery

History Of Pompeii

Pompeii is regarded as one of the most famous cities of history, especially when it comes to understanding European (primarily Roman or Italian) culture. Pompeii is that city, that got burnt and buried by a raging volcano called Mount Vesuvius, back in 79 AD.

The remains of the city still exist in Bay of Naples in modern day Italy. Where now, more than 3 million people are living in just around 10 km radius of Mount Vesuvius, which is still regarded as an active volcano.

But before we jump to the culture of Pompeii, let us look at some more facts that will help us analyse things better.

Pompeii was a city of a population of around 20 thousand people at the time, which…