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Around two citys got hit
The last time Mount Vesuvius erupted was 1944. It's best known eruption was in AD 79, at which time it destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii. There were warnings in the form of earthquakes, but the people nearby didn't recognize that they were in fact warning signs of an impending eruption.
12,768 buildings were completely destroyed.
The town of Pompeii was totally destroyed there was ash and dead bodies everywhere.
The eruption caused so much ash to fall, that Pompeii Herculean and many other towns were literally destroyed. Archaeologists are still finding the remains of bodies still preserved from the great volcanic ash that fell on the city.
The town famously destroyed by Mount Vesuvius was called Pompeii. Many towns are located near the volcano though, as well as the city of Naples.
About 200 buildings were destroyed in the eruption.
As of the year 2016 it has been 1,937 years since Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in the year 79.
Around two citys got hit
Yes, Mount Vesuvius has erupted many times over the last 2000 years. During the most famous eruption, several Roman towns were buried in lava.
65 acres were covered and three cities.
None. The last eruption of Mount Vesuvius was in 1944.
Mount Vesuvius is near Naples, Italy. Very far from Chicago ;)
The last time Mount Vesuvius erupted was 1944. It's best known eruption was in AD 79, at which time it destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii. There were warnings in the form of earthquakes, but the people nearby didn't recognize that they were in fact warning signs of an impending eruption.
12,768 buildings were completely destroyed.
The town of Pompeii was totally destroyed there was ash and dead bodies everywhere.
Mount Vesuvius killed more than 3,000 people on August 24 A.D. 79.