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When did Mount Vesuvius erupt at Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.


When did mount Pompeii first erupt?

It wasn't Mount Pompeii, it was Mount Vesuvius. It first erupted 18,300 years ago, but the one we most know of was when it destroyed Pompeii in AD 79.


When did Mount Vesuvius erupt and devastate Pompeii?

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.


How do you spell the volcano in Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius (in Italian: Monte Vesuvio. in Latin: Mons Vesuvius).


What was the name of the city that was preserved after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in pompeii?

Pompeii and Herculaneum were preserved (and also obliterated) after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Stabiae was also impacted, but not destroyed.

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Did mount vesuvius erupt?

Yes. And buried Pompeii.


What was the date when mount Vesuvius erupt at Pompeii?

ad 79


How did Mount Vesuvius erupt in Pompeii 79AD?

the two plates


When did Mount Vesuvius erupt at Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.Mount Vesuvius devastated Pompeii in August of 79 AD.


When did mount Pompeii first erupt?

It wasn't Mount Pompeii, it was Mount Vesuvius. It first erupted 18,300 years ago, but the one we most know of was when it destroyed Pompeii in AD 79.


When was the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna that destroyed pompeii?

Pompeii does not erupt. Pompeii was a city that was buried by ash and pumice in 79 AD, during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius.


Is Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii?

Vesuvius is 8 kilometres from Pompeii, so no it is not IN Pompeii


When mount vesuvius erupted?

There is no telling when Mount Vesuvius will erupt next.


When did Mount Vesuvius erupt and devastate Pompeii?

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.


How do you spell the volcano in Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius (in Italian: Monte Vesuvio. in Latin: Mons Vesuvius).


When did Pompeii volvano erupt?

Mt Vesuvius erupted in 79ad


What is a mountain in Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius.