FAO Highlights Knowledge From Ancient Pompeii for SDGs

FAO highlights knowledge from ancient Pompeii for SDGs

A FAO press office statement highlights that this project, which was developed in collaboration with the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, comprises an educational itinerary that connects ancient practices with the global effort to achieve the 2030 Agenda for SDGs. Pompeii, a Roman city located in Campania, on the shores of the Gulf of Naples, was destroyed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, burying it under tons of sediment. Many of …

New Pompeii Discoveries Reveal How Residents Tried to Survive Mount Vesuvius’ Fury

Recent archaeological discoveries in Pompeii offer poignant insight into the final moments of four individuals as Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD—an eruption that buried the ancient Roman city under ash and pumice, freezing a tragic moment in time.A City Forever Marked by Tragedy and BeautyPompeii, once a thriving and vibrant city, has long captivated archaeologists and historians alike. While the eruption brought widespread destruction and deat…

«We were killed by the people... because they did not warn us». Thus –with a phrase that is so familiar to us – one of the survivors of the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia, in 1985, was expressed. It appears in the archive images with which Daughter of the volcano begins, the documentary in which Jenifer de la Rosa tells the random search for its origins. That tragedy claimed the lives of more than 25,000 people. The lava mel…

The eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano on November 13, 1985, caused one of the greatest tragedies in Colombian history: 23,000 people died.