- Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD - Wikipedia
Suetonius, a second-century historian, in his Life of Titus simply says that, "There were some dreadful disasters during his reign, such as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Campania "
- What Happened During the 79 AD Eruption of Vesuvius?
The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius began on August 24 and lasted for two days, spewing clouds of gas, ash, and molten rock high into the atmosphere Thousands of people were killed as buildings collapsed, and pyroclastic surges—hot, fast-moving currents of gas and debris—engulfed the area
- Vesuvius | Facts, Location, Eruptions | Britannica
The city of Pompeii is famous because it was destroyed in 79 CE when a nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, erupted, covering it in at least 19 feet (6 metres) of ash and other volcanic debris
- Eruption of Mount Vesuvius of 79 AD | Bodies of Mount Vesuvius
On August 24 th, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius awoke, a volcano once thought to be extinct erupted covering the surrounding cities and those that remained in it with pumice, ash and debris (Cameron, 2006)
- Mount Vesuvius erupts - HISTORY
At noon on August 24, 79 A D , this pleasure and prosperity came to an end when the peak of Mount Vesuvius exploded, propelling a 10-mile mushroom cloud of ash and pumice into the stratosphere
- What Happened When Vesuvius Erupted in 79 CE? - TheCollector
This article charts the stages of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, which destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the surrounding area
- The eruption of A. D. 79 - Michigan Technological University
Vesuvio roared into the historic record in August of A D 79 with what is probably the most famous eruption of history (or at least rivalling that of Mount St Helens in 1980), and the first ever volcanic event of which a detailed eyewitness description is available
- Mount Vesuvius and Eruption of 79 AD | UNRV Roman History
The 79 AD volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius is one of the greatest natural disasters in recorded history Accurate accounts of the day's events survived from antiquity thanks to documents and histories maintained by Roman citizens living at the time of the eruption
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