100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 46 6 Pompeii was instantly buried in volcanic ash

Chapter 56 The city of Pompeii was buried in volcanic ash in an instant——Utilitarian things outside the body, be happy yourself
In today's society where competition is fierce, we always think that others are "better" than us, so we work hard.No matter how hard I try, I can't be the "best", so I feel depressed and even suffer from heart disease.This is really not worth the candle.

Pompeii is an ancient city with a long history in the Campania region in the southwest corner of the Italian peninsula, with mountains and seas behind it, and beautiful scenery.As early as the 7th century BC, it was already densely populated and crowded with business travelers.In 89 BC, Pompeii was occupied by the Romans and became a territory of the Roman Empire.As of 79 A.D., Pompeii had a population of more than 2, and it was a well-known capital of wine and sex. Nobles and wealthy businessmen came here to build luxurious villas and have fun.

Pompeii also built 3 large theaters, the largest one is in the southeast of the city, which doubles as an arena and can accommodate 2 audiences to watch programs at the same time.On the east side of this large theater is a stadium that can accommodate more than 1 spectators. It is approximately square, and each side is about 130 meters long. The column corridor surrounds the three sides of the site, with yellow pillars and red tiles, which is very gorgeous. There is a swimming pool in the middle of the site.

On the morning of August 79, 8 AD, the Gulf of Naples was sunny and clear.In the seaside sanctuary of Pompeii, all the residents are in a peaceful and cheerful atmosphere, the engraver Sextas?Patkas is carefully processing a piece of jade, Olas the greengrocer?Phaffiès was watering vegetables and fruit, a baker was baking pastries and bread in a bakery, a stout porter was moving a box of goods in a shipyard, a sick child lay on a shelf behind a jewelry store. In this house, a 24-year-old nanny is looking after an 14-month-old baby...

At noon, the earth trembled suddenly, and deafening explosions and thunder quickly reached the ears of the residents. Looking up, they saw a mushroom-shaped smoke column rushing out of the Vesuvius crater 4 kilometers to the east, covering the area in an instant. The sky covered the sun, the sky was dark, and the magma with a temperature of 399 degrees Celsius rushed towards Pompeii at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour.Terrified residents rushed to the beach, seashore or escaped by boat.Soon, the lava and volcanic ash with a thickness of about 5 meters mercilessly wiped Pompeii from the earth and interrupted the historical records.

After Pompeii disappeared in history for more than 1000 years, some marble fragments and ancient coins were accidentally found in its location, and some of them were engraved with Pompeii's name.Therefore, it can be speculated that Pompeii was located in this area. In 1748, at the ruins of Pompeii, some relics were accidentally discovered by local farmers, so the search for Pompeii began.On April 4 of this year, the first wonderful mural was discovered under the brown-red volcanic ash pile.Two weeks later, the first human remains were unearthed, and some ancient gold and silver coins were scattered beside the wreckage. At that time, it may have been such a scene: the deceased was scrambling to catch the falling gold coins. Sudden drop and sudden death.

In 1890, the excavation work was on the right track, and people developed a new excavation technology, so that the buried people, animals, furniture, wooden buildings, etc. in the dead city fully displayed the style of the year.The statues formed after casting are lifelike and lifelike, reproducing the various postures of the residents of the ancient city when they were in distress: they fled in a hurry with a purse in their hands; they covered their faces with their hands and fell to the ground; group; or embrace a baby, mother and child are in the same difficulty.There are also slave gladiators who cannot break free from the shackles and died on the chains... Scenes of tragedies are presented before people's eyes.Everything seems to have happened yesterday, and Pompeii seems to have just woken up after sleeping for 1900 years.

From the ruins of Pompeii, we can fully understand the moral degeneration of the nobles in ancient Roman society.Pompeii obviously has two more: one is that there are many brothels, and the other is that there are many taverns.However, what the nobles did not expect was that their luxurious life was suddenly interrupted by the volcano.

History played a cruel joke on the Pompeians at that time. They completely believed the geographer Strabovi's assertion that Vesuvius was an extinct volcano.In fact, Mount Vesuvius is a typical active volcano. It has been erupting continuously for thousands of years. The city of Pompeii was built on the basis of lava that hardened after an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ancient times.

Wisdom Interpretation:

Some people try their best to pursue fame and fortune, but what is the result?Look at the people in Pompeii, if they value utilitarianism as much as people in modern society, they will die unjustly.Therefore, if we look down on utilitarianism and do something we like to do, we will feel happy every day, instead of being depressed and fantasizing about the ultimate "happiness" every day.We don't need the indifference of "money is like floating clouds to me", but it is always good to look at it a little bit.

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