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I don't know what kind of considerations drove the author to exclude east. We know that from Pompeii to Nuceria (now Nocera Inferiore) there was a road, but pro

I don't know what kind of considerations drove the author to exclude east. We know that from Pompeii to Nuceria (now Nocera Inferiore) there was a road, but probably not well maintained. Consider that at the time this was probably, a huge forest. Nocera itself was only interested by the earthquakes and not by any pyroclastic event, nor gases. Here's an image of the eruption of the time: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mt_Vesuvius_79_AD_eruption-la.svg/350px-Mt_Vesuvius_79_AD_eruption-la.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Mt... So probably the author felt that travelling to Nuceria was more dangerous, because you would be exposed to the winds that could bring the gases to you at any time. I'll try to reach out to the author and ask him directly why the east road was excluded.

Someone 6y ago
I don’t know whether it is true, but FTA: “Mountains block your path to the east“
- Markoff 6y ago
  no, they don't, if you look at the map which is what I did as other psoter mentioned the road to Nuceria 12km away to east was existing at the time and you would be safe there
Markoff 6y ago
but it's closer than Neapolis and more logical for most people than going towards the volcano
- musikele 6y ago
  I just received an answer from the professor that was interviewed in this article. His answer explains why going east is not advised. There was just another eruption that can be compared to the one of 79 BC, and happened around 2000 BC. During that event, the direction of the material was towards east, reaching the city of Avellino. Other (less intense) eruptions that have been studied all showed that winds generally go to east/east south east. 79BC is considered an unicum. To wrap up: - if you time-travel to 79BC you may survive going to Nuceria, but we don't have evidence of anyone survived through that path - the ones we know survived the event, went to Neaples - For future eruptions, go north or south, but avoid east - winds at 2-4000m are much different respect to what you feel at the ground
mannykannot 6y ago
This map suggests that Pompeii was well-connected by a major road to Salernum via Nuceria Alfaterna (Nocera), which is not surprising, given that Pompeii is between Salernum and Neapolis' metropolitan area on the north of the bay. The highest point on the pass is just 200m, at Cava Di' Tirreni, which is beyond Nuceria. As Nuceria is closer, and on a flatter route, than even the death-trap of Herculaneum (2hr 40min vs. 3hr 10min, according to Google walking directions), let alone safety in Neapolis, this might well have been the last chance of escape. http://www.naplesldm.com/romancampania.JPG http://www.naplesldm.com/romancampania.JPG

Someone 6y ago

I don’t know whether it is true, but FTA: “Mountains block your path to the east“

Markoff 6y ago
no, they don't, if you look at the map which is what I did as other psoter mentioned the road to Nuceria 12km away to east was existing at the time and you would be safe there

Markoff 6y ago

but it's closer than Neapolis and more logical for most people than going towards the volcano

musikele 6y ago
I just received an answer from the professor that was interviewed in this article. His answer explains why going east is not advised. There was just another eruption that can be compared to the one of 79 BC, and happened around 2000 BC. During that event, the direction of the material was towards east, reaching the city of Avellino. Other (less intense) eruptions that have been studied all showed that winds generally go to east/east south east. 79BC is considered an unicum. To wrap up: - if you time-travel to 79BC you may survive going to Nuceria, but we don't have evidence of anyone survived through that path - the ones we know survived the event, went to Neaples - For future eruptions, go north or south, but avoid east - winds at 2-4000m are much different respect to what you feel at the ground

mannykannot 6y ago

This map suggests that Pompeii was well-connected by a major road to Salernum via Nuceria Alfaterna (Nocera), which is not surprising, given that Pompeii is between Salernum and Neapolis' metropolitan area on the north of the bay. The highest point on the pass is just 200m, at Cava Di' Tirreni, which is beyond Nuceria. As Nuceria is closer, and on a flatter route, than even the death-trap of Herculaneum (2hr 40min vs. 3hr 10min, according to Google walking directions), let alone safety in Neapolis, this might well have been the last chance of escape. http://www.naplesldm.com/romancampania.JPG http://www.naplesldm.com/romancampania.JPG