Historian Answers Google's Most Popular Questions About Pompeii

Was Pompeii named after Pompey? Was there a tsunami in Pompeii? Why was Pompeii bombed in WWII? Join Historian & Author Daisy Dunn as she answers the most searched Google questions about Pompeii. 00:00 Intro 00:24 Why is Pompeii famous? 00:46 Was Pompeii part of the Roman Empire? 01:07 Was Pompeii named after Pompey? 01:43 How important was Pompeii? 02:15 What did Pompeii look like before the eruption? 03:11 Who lived in Pompeii? 04:33 Why didn’t Pompeii evacuate? 06:42 Did Pompeii know Vesuvius was a volcano? 08:13 Where there warnings before the Pompeii eruption? 09:03 When did Pompeii erupt? 11:00 How did the Pompeii eruption happen? 12:19 Was there lava in Pompeii? 12:50 Was there a tsunami in Pompeii? 13:43 Did the Pompeii victims suffer? 15:45 Why did Pompeii victims turn to stone? 16:52 How long did the Pompeii eruption last? 17:57 Where there any Pompeii survivors? 18:47 How did the Pompeii eruption affect Rome? 19:30 How do we know about the Pompeii eruption? 20:40 Why was Pompeii forgotten? 21:38 Who discovered Pompeii? 22:45 Did Napoleon excavate Pompeii? 23:32 Why was Pompeii bombed in WWII? 24:33 Why is Pompeii excavations important? You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more. Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: https://bit.ly/45Y4Oyg