Yes the volcano had been dormant for over 200 years before the 79 CE eruption. Some even considered it to have been extinct until it erupted.
No, Mount Vesuvius is classed as an active volcano. Although its most famous and devastating eruption was nearly 2000 years ago, it still splutters occasionally.
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The Pompeii volcano isn't actually called that, its called Mount Vesuvius. And Pompeii is in Italy, Rome.
You would call this volcano dormant. Dormant means that the volcano could erupt but right now the volcano is inactive/dormant.
Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii, is southeast of Naples, Italy.
Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)
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It can be called an active, dormant or extinct volcano. An active volcano erupts regularly and frequently, however, it might not erupt at some times. A dormant volcano rarely erupts. Therefore, it does not erupt for most of the time. An extinct volcano does not erupt anymore.
A dormant volcano is a volcano that isn't erupting currently but may do so in the future.