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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.
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∙ 14y agoRome was never destroyed by a volcanic eruption, however the Roman city of Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption in 79 AD.
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∙ 7y agoYes it was in the Roman times as there was a Roman emperor in those days.
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∙ 14y agoyes it was
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Is pompeii a shield or composite volcano?
No. Pompeii was a town in the Roman Empire. It was buried in 79 AD by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano.
What year Pompeii eruption?
Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.
The people of the Roman town of Pompeii were killed by?
He was killed in Egypt, which is where he fled after being defeated by Caesar in the battle of Pharsalus.
Who was the reign when Pompeii erupted?
Titus
Is there a volcano in Pompeii?
Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)
Is pompeii a shield or composite volcano?
No. Pompeii was a town in the Roman Empire. It was buried in 79 AD by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which is a stratovolcano.
What year Pompeii eruption?
Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.
The people of the Roman town of Pompeii were killed by?
He was killed in Egypt, which is where he fled after being defeated by Caesar in the battle of Pharsalus.
Who was the reign when Pompeii erupted?
Titus
What did Pompeii's eruption do?
Killed thousands of people and destoryed the town of Pompeii and Herculaeum.
Is there a volcano in Pompeii?
Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)
Is Pompeii active?
Yes. The volcano near Pompeii is Vesuvius It has erupted many times before and after the famous 79 AD eruption. The last one was in 1944. The town of Pompeii is active in the sense that people still visit it and archaeologists are still busy examining its ruins.
How were the people of Pompeii affected?
The deadly gases of the volcanic eruption affected people`s lungs. The substances also froze people into perfect statues.
Which town in AD79 was destroyed by a volcanic eruption?
Pompeii By Nick Andrews
What was the eruption in pompeii?
A volcano erupted in 79 AD, and covered the city in lava and smoke, killing everyone. The town laid undisturbed for centuries and centuries, and we have just began to uncover it.
When dids Pompeii explode?
For starters, Pompeii is the name of the town that was covered by the debris of the volcano. Mount Vesuvius, the volcano, erupted in 79 CE.
What is a physical description of pompeii?
Pompeii was a coastal Roman town that was buried by an ingnimbrite eruption from mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
