Don't Know Much about History

I really don't know anything about Ancient Roman history, with the exception of its art and so reading the latest I Survived...The Destruction of Pompeii, 79 A.D. taught me about this ancient city's demise.  Sure I knew that Mt. Vesuvius erupted and destroyed the town, but I didn't know much else.  This is the second I Survived book I've read, the tenth in the series and I enjoyed this one so much more than I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001.  I speculate that reason I didn't like that book was because I remember 9/11 so well.  Here with Pompeii, it is, literally and figuratively "ancient history."  Enjoying this book so much makes me want to go back and read the others in the series, that I haven't been around for, so not Hurricane Katrina or the Japanese Tsunami.  If this book is indicative of the others, I can definitely see why it appeals to kids.  They haven't lived thorough any of these disasters, at least probably not that they recall.  This title is action-packed and the main character, Marcus is so life-like.  Of course this will be a big hit and it should be!