Here is some background information that you should know about Pompeii. Ancient Pompeii was an vacation site for rich Romans. It had beautiful ruins and temples, though, little did they know that their happiness was going to end:D In 79 AD Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing 2,000+ people. Scientists are trying to find out how people lived before the eruption and after the eruption. Now tourists visit Pompeii and the active/dormant volcano. Many people and animals look like they are frozen in time since plaster was poured to preserve these bodies in museums.