At the time of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 of the Common Era, Vesuvius was largely a vacation spot on the Gulf of Naples for wealthy Roman landowners who had numerous villas in the area. Although the eruption killed all inhabitants in area and surrounding regions and was mentioned in Pliny's writing, the buried city became "lost" to history until 1749 when it was rediscovered by the Spanish engineer Joaquin de Alcubierre. The area around Pompeii was agriculturally rich and the citizens who owned farms became wealthy. Much of the produce was last to commerce. Rome, itself, essentially lost its vacation spot but continued to prosper and grow into the vast Roman Empire. Excavations since have determined that the citizenry of the cities, Pompeii and Herculaneum died from intense heat (482-degrees Fahrenheit) rather than ash. The recovered remains of the cities have provided historians, art historians, sociologists and anthropologists with considerable information about daily life in one of Rome's most prosperous "colonies."
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.
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AD 79
Mount Vesuvius AD 79
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The 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius was estimated to have been a VEI 5.
79 CE
It was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius erupting Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
the magma in vesuvius is felsic. this means that it is rich in silica and metals.
Herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79.