Were there any survivors in the Mt Vesuvius eruption of AD 79?

Answer 1

1. Basically, yes. We are descendants of the 'survivors'- although 'survivors' generally refers to people who narrowly escaped, technically, anyone who didn't die is a Survivor.

2. If we take the meaning of `survive` to mean narrowly escape, then the answer is still yes. Pompeii is situated on one side of Mt. Vesuvius, near the sea. It is clear that many people who were in Pompeii died, but we can be sure that some were just leaving to go to the nearby port, or just returning. It is very likely that some of these people survived. Vesuvius is surrounded by villages and towns and therefore however far the devastation spread, the people who were on the edges are likely to have been injured but not killed. It is likely that some people and animals were killed by falling rock and lava.

Answer 2

Yes, there were survivors of the Mt. Vesuvius eruption of AD 79. Some people managed to flee the city before the eruption, while others found refuge in sheltered areas or were rescued by boats. However, the majority of the inhabitants in the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum perished in the eruption.

Answer 3

Yes, many, people survived the disaster. They had plenty of warning that something was going to happen and got out before the eruption. We don't know the exact numbers that survived just as we don't know the exact numbers that died, but it's the general consensus among historians that many survived.

Answer 4

We don't know how many survived the eruption, just as we do't know how many were killed. There was never any firm head count for the region either before or after the disaster. Roughly 16,000 were killed

Answer 5

Yes, there were plenty of survivors of the 79 AD eruption. In fact, there were more survivors than casualties and according to the latest findings, there were actually a small amount of deaths, compared to the estimated population of the city. The estimates of the deaths range from 2,000 to 3,000 out of a population ranging from 30,000 to 60,000. The latter figure encompassing the entire area. Vesuvius didn't just suddenly erupt. There had been forewarning for weeks ahead of the big eruption and the smart ones left well ahead of time.

Answer 6

We don't know how many people actually survived the disaster in Pompeii because we don't know how many were living in the area in the first place. However it's the general consensus that although many people died, many more escaped. They had plenty of warning and the number of bodies discovered so far backs up this fact.

Answer 7

Yes, those who ran quickly and were able to flee, though it was few.

Answer 8

Quite a few citizens survived, actually. Some people were wise and fled after remembering the earthquake which had devastated the area 17 years before.

Answer 9

Yes. People is most of Europe and in the other continents did not even notice!

Answer 10

some amount of people did escape