What citizens didn't know, DID hurt them

Citizens of Pompeii were ignorant about the beautiful mountain peak that shadowed their city. Pompeii had not erupted in 1800 years. So, of course, they wouldn't know.

They didn't know what a volcano was - no word in the Latin exists for it.

They didn't know the meaning of nature's warning signs (earthquakes, rising ground, springs drying up).

They didn't know they needed an evacuation plan.

They didn't know that one morning things would be normal in Pompeii, and the next morning nothing would be left.

They didn't know they were doomed.

for more facts about Pompeii and what its people didn't know, visit Discover Channel's Pompeii: The Last Day