The ancient city of Pompeii is well known. Is volcanic ash really the culprit?

The ancient city of Pompeii was finally buried because of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. However, although the ancient city disappeared, the people of Pompeii left a scene of life. Pompeii was originally a small fishing village, and later became a medieval European metropolis with the development of society.

Although the ancient city of Pompeii has always been prosperous, the prosperous ancient city of Pompeii disappeared from the map after 79 AD. It was not until 1594 that people gradually learned about the history of the city from volcanic ash, but there are still many questions about the sudden disappearance of the ancient city of Pompeii. Mount Vesuvius, which caused the disappearance of Pompeii, has been very active. Although no one knows the movement of Mount Vesuvius from the 6th century to 79 AD, perhaps people in the ancient city of Pompeii at that time were used to the small-scale eruption of Mount Vesuvius, so they didn't care.

However, as a medieval European metropolis, if Pompeii wants to be buried by volcanic ash, an unprecedented volcanic eruption will occur first, and at the same time, the people in the city will not have time to escape. The ancient city of Pompeii was actually buried by volcanic ash, so the volcanic eruption at that time was very violent. At the same time, a city could be completely buried in a short time.

Although Vesuvius didn't really erupt, the toxic gas released during the eruption may be the reason why everyone in Pompeii disappeared. If it is poisonous gas, it will cause inconvenience or even loss of mobility due to inhalation of poisonous gas. Therefore, when the volcanic ash finally arrived, the ancient city of Pompeii had no power to escape at this time, and therefore, the people of the ancient city of Pompeii did not escape the fate of being buried by the volcanic lake. When people know that the ancient city of Pompeii has disappeared, they are afraid to get close to it because of the poisonous gas. So by the time the poison gas dispersed, the ancient city of Pompeii had been buried underground for a long time.