The Baghdad Battery
As far as I was concerned, batteries were a recent invention, but this discovery proved that wrong. The Persian Parthian Empire, which ruled in 250 BC, created a battery that could produce about 1.1 volts of power. I know it isn’t much, but for that time it was quite a feat. Researchers still don’t know exactly what the electricity was used for, but they’re still impressed. Fermented wine and copper created the mysterious electricity.
The Baghdad Battery
The Volcano Of Pompeii
In 79 AD, the great Mount Vesuvius’ volcano erupted and sent molten lava down onto the ancient city of Pompeii. The entire city was buried under volcanic ash and would remain that way for more than a millennium. Incredibly, the quick chaos caused all remains under the ash to stay exactly as it was before the disaster. Air and moisture were kept out and therefore everything remained preserved, which included the positions of the people as they died. UNESCO has named the Italian city a World Heritage Site.
The Volcano Of Pompeii
