Mount vesuvius destroyed the city of pompeii a city south of rome in ad. The most storied volcano on earth italys mount vesuvius looms above the gulf of naples like an unpredictable god. 79 in about 25 hours according to history.
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Because the city was buried so.
The ruins of pompeii are located near the modern town of pompei and about 8 km 50 mi away from mount vesuvius.
It stands on a spur about 40 m above sea level. Mount vesuvius is arguably one of the most well known and dangerous volcanoes on earth here we look at its most infamous eruption in pompeii and the incredibly. Life in pompeii. Mount vesuvius a volcano near the bay of naples in italy is hundreds of thousands.
From naples it is easy to visit pompeii herculaneum or mount vesuvius independently or by tour so make an informed decision on your best choice.
The mount vesuvius eruption of march 1944 left images. The map on top shows the area around mount vesuvius and some of the historically important cities including. Pompeii is best known as the city buried by heaps of volcanic ash when mount vesuvius erupted in 79ad but where did this tragedy occur and how many people perished. Pompeii preserved ancient roman city in campania italy that was destroyed by the violent eruption of mount vesuvius in 79 ce.
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