Hello historians, I was wondering how the Romans reacted to destruction of Pompeii and there religious beliefs to why it happen, what gods are responsible, and what supposedly happened to the spirt of the dead. Did they attributed it to the forge and fire god Vulcan? Did they believe the those who died without the proper burial and rituals were doomed to walk the river Styx or wonder the earth (similar to the Greek tradition mentioned in 7 against Thebes )? Also I remember reading something about Titus minting large amounts of various coins devoted to different gods/goddess, and the article implied that this was done as an appeasement to these gods as during his reign there were additional disasters, such as a plague and fire in 80 AD. Thank you for any information you could give.