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Which town in AD79 was destroyed by a volcanic eruption?
Pompeii By Nick Andrews
When was the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna that destroyed pompeii?
Pompeii does not erupt. Pompeii was a city that was buried by ash and pumice in 79 AD, during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius.
Where is the city of Pompeii located?
Pompeii is no longer a city. It was destroyed in a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. It was located in what is modern day Italy.
When was the first volcanic eruption?
A long time ago in 79 A.D when Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii.
When did Mount Vesuvius erupt and devastate Pompeii?
The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.
Was the town of Pompeii destory by a volcano eruption?
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred at the beginning of the reign of Tutus. However, it did not destroy Rome. It destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, near Naples.
How volcano destroyed the city of pompeii?
Pompeii was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano near the Bay of Naples. Prior to the eruption that destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD, two earthquakes preceded in 62AD and 64AD which caused widespread destruction. The eruption of Vesuvius per se was in two phases; first there was a Plinian eruption that produced a large amount of pumice that settled over Pompeii and Herculaneum and then a pyroclastic flows followed.
When did pompaii get destroyd by a volcano?
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The eruption buried the city under several meters of volcanic ash and pumice, preserving it remarkably well over the centuries.
Info on poompeii?
Pompeii was an ancient city in Italy. It was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. It is now a very popular tourist attraction.
When did Pompeii get destroyed by the Vesuvius?
Mount vesuvius destroyed the Italian city of pompeii in 79 a.d
What wiped out the inhabitants of ancient pompeii?
a volcanic eruption
When did the Pompeii eruption happen -?
Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of of Pompeii in 79 A.D. The volcano is Mt. Vesuvius. The eruption that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii occurred in 79 AD. Since then it has erupted numerous times, the last eruption was in 1944, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because it is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world.
