1. Pompeii One of the deadliest natural disasters of the Ancient World

2. Pompeii and Herculaneum

3. Research Simulation Write an essay summarizing what happened at the city of Pompeii and explain why we are able to understand the horrors that day brought. Remember to use textual evidence to support your answer. Sources: Video- Pompeii The Last Day (British Broadcasting Corporation) Article- The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 AD Allen, G.B. (editor), Selected Letters of Pliny, (1915) http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfpompeii.htm http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfpompeii.htm Image- Muleteer: a Victim of the Erruption of Vesuvius Original image by Dennis Jarvis. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 13 November 2012 (ancient.eu)