Why did people not flee Pompeii?

The people of Pompeii didn't really have a chance. Lacking modern science, they had no way of knowing that a major eruption was imminent. When the mountain erupted, it was “fast and furious. read more

Many tried, they really did (even famous people like Plinuis the Elder, who was in Naples at the time of the eruption and, as a scientist, he wanted to know more about the phenomenon and died due to the gasses as he reached the beaches near Pompeii). read more

The people of Pompeii did expect something to happen. Perhaps they did not expect the volcano to erupt, but they were well aware that something was impending as they had plenty of warning signs. The smart one got away. read more

With the movie Pompeii exploding into theaters, you'll be exposed to a lot of myths about the volcanic eruption at Mt. Vesuvius that buried a whole Roman town. The biggest myth of all is that the citizens of Pompeii never knew the blast was coming. They did. And many had already evacuated. read more