What is the history of mt vesuvius?

Answer 1

Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano on the Bay of Naples, Italy, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years, although it is not currently erupting. The two other volcanoes in Italy, Etna and Stromboli, are located on islands.

Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and the death of 10,000 to 25,000 people. It has erupted many times since and is today regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby and its tendency towards explosive (Plinian) eruptions. It is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world.[1]

Vesuvius has a long historic and literary tradition. It was considered a divinity of the genius type at the time of the eruption of 79 AD: it appears under the inscribed name Vesuvius as a serpent in the decorative frescos of many lararia, or household shrines, surviving from Pompeii. An inscription from Capua[2] to IOVI VESVVIO indicates that he was worshipped as a power of Jupiter; that is, Jupiter Vesuvius.[3]

The historian, Diodorus Siculus, relates a tradition that Hercules, in the performance of his labors, passed through the country of nearby Cumae on his way to Sicily and found there a place called "the Phlegraean Plain" (phlegraion pedion, "plain of fire"), "from a hill which anciently vomited out fire ... now called Vesuvius."[4] It was inhabited by bandits, "the sons of the Earth," who were giants. With the assistance the gods he pacified the region and went on. The facts behind the tradition, if any, remain unknown, as does whether Herculaneum was named after it. An ode by the poet, Martial, in 88 AD suggests that both Venus, patroness of Pompeii, and Hercules were worshipped in the region devastated by the eruption of 79.[5] Whether Hercules was ever considered some sort of patron of the volcano itself is debatable.

Answer 2

Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD leaving Pompeii buried under ash and rocks. Sixty-five acres were covered by the volcano. The people died breathing in the ash ( which turned to cement in their body), and the heat of the ash cloud was so hot ( 900 degrees) that brains boiled in the people's heads. It only took a total of 7 minutes from the final eruption to have the ash cloud reach the entire area. For several days before that final cloud earthquakes and small eruptions had been happening. Today Vesuvius is still active and over a million people live under her.

Answer 3

Mount Vesuvius first erupted in 79AD, since then lava sometimes bubbles out. The most recent eruption was March 28, 1944

Answer 4

Mt Vesuvius erupted, burying the city of Pompeii, Italy with its ash. The city completely disappeared

Answer 5

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