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yes pliny did. years after the volcanoe erupted, pliny the younger wrote to his friend tacitus about what happened.

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Where did Pliny the younger live during the eruption?

Pliny the Younger was living in Misenum, a Roman town located across the Bay of Naples from Mount Vesuvius, when the eruption occurred in 79 AD. He observed the eruption from a safe distance and later wrote detailed accounts of the disaster.


What ancient Roman writer left the world his own eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuius?

Pliny the Younger witnessed the 79AD eruption of Vesuvius. Here are some of his descriptions on the volcano that destroyed Pompeii. "Meanwhile on Mount Vesuvius broad sheets of fire and leaping flames blazed at several points, their bright glare emphasized by the darkness of night".


What century did Mount Vesuvius erupt?

the eruption of mout vesuvius happened in 79AD


How did Mount Vesuvius erupt in Pompeii 79AD?

the two plates


When did Pompeii volvano erupt?

Mt Vesuvius erupted in 79ad


When did pompei erupt?

Pompei was the city that was buried - Mt Vesuvius erupted in 79AD


What hapened to Pompeii?

Pompeii was overwhelmed in 79AD by the lava flows from the volcano Vesuvius.


Why did Mount Vesuvius erupted?

mate...Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79AD due to a build up of felsic magma within the volcano


What volcano erupted in 79ad in Pompeii and herculaneum?

Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.


What is some information on Pompeii?

pompeii had an eruption of mount vesuvius in 79AD on the 24th of august.


Did mt Vesuvius ever erupt?

Yes. Mount Vesuvius has a long history of eruptions. Its most famous eruption was in 79AD. Its most recent eruption was in 1944.


When did Mt Vesuvuis errupt?

Mt. Vesuvius's first recorded eruption was in 79AD which destroyed Pompeii and the last 1944.