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Q: Why is the eruption of vesuvius so important to Roman history?
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Who was the roman historian who documented the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?

Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.


Who was the Roman Empire Emperor at the time of the Mt. Vesuvius eruption?

Titus was the emperor at the time of the Vesuvius eruption.


When was the eruption of mt vesuvius destsroys the roman city of Pompeii?

The eruption of Mr. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD.


What was the damage from the 1944 Mount Vesuvius eruption?

it destoyed 2 roman cities


What two ancient Roman cities were destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. Most people died from smoke inhalation and suffocation.


What countries were affected by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD?

Only the territory in Italy called Campania was affected by the 79 eruption of Vesuvius. You see, there were no countries in the area at the time. It was all the Roman empire .


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.


Is Mount Vesuvius a famous part in roman history?

yes it is


Who was named after Plinian eruption?

Pliny the Younger, a famous Roman author who wrote a detailed description of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was the first detailed account of its kind.


What happen to the roman city of pomcii in the year 79 a.d?

It was buried under ash during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.


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.


What does Mount Vesuvius look like today?

Pompeii is the partially buried Roman town that was famously devastated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Pompeii is a tourist attraction so is "active". Mt. Vesuvius is also still volcanically active and last erupted in 1944.