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Who built Pompeii Why was it built near a volcano?

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What volcano erupted near Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius


What is the volcano that erupted near Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius


Is toowoomba built on a extinct volcano or a dormant volcano?

The volcano that Toowoomba is built on is known to be extinct, but you never no it could be like the one in Pompeii


Is there a volcano in Pompeii?

Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)


Why were Pompeii and herculaneum were built near Mount Vesuvius?

The soil was fertile around the volcano because of past eruptions, but the people had no idea that Vesuvius was any more than a mountain. They had no word for volcano in their language.


Where is Pompeii Italy?

Near Naples. It was a town situated near the volcano Mount Versuvius and was destroyed when it erupted in Roman times.


What do you think should be done about the threat in pompeii?

Nothing can be done. It has an active volcano and the only thing is to monitor it. In 79AD when it buried Pompeii the people didn't realize they lived near a volcano.


Where is the volcano located in pomepii?

The volcano that destroyed Pompeii is Mt Vesuvius and is located near modern day Naples, Italy.


What volcano turned people to stone?

An ancient volcano named Mt. Vesuvius near Pompeii turned people into stone.


Where is the Pompeii volcano?

The Pompeii volcano isn't actually called that, its called Mount Vesuvius. And Pompeii is in Italy, Rome.


Where is Pompeii volcano?

Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that destroyed Pompeii, is southeast of Naples, Italy.


How many miles long is Pompeii?

Depending on whcih part of the volcano you mean, roughly 220 to 240 kilometres.