Mount Vesuvius has experienced eight major eruptions in the last 17,000 years. The 79 AD eruption is one of the most well-known ancient eruptions in the world, and may have killed more than 16,000 people.
Approximately 2,000 people died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
approximately 2,000 people died
Sadly, 26 people died.
The cities of Pompeii and Herculean were both completely buried in ash. Everyone who lived there were killed. that's actuallly not true. 90 percent of pompeii's residents survived. 10 percent died.
It is estimated that around 300 people died at Herculaneum during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The superheated gas and ash from the volcano buried and preserved the city, resulting in the death of many inhabitants who were unable to escape in time.
Approximately 2,000 people died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
approximately 2,000 people died
over 2000 people
Sadly, 26 people died.
Though the records weren't as well kept in the time of Pompeii (79 A.D.) a lot of known people died. It is estimated that there are 16,000 people that died during the Vesuvius eruptions.
An estimated 15,000 people.
2,000 people died! 💀
An estimated 2,000 people died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii in 79 AD. The ash and volcanic debris buried the city, preserving the remains of those who perished.
The cities of Pompeii and Herculean were both completely buried in ash. Everyone who lived there were killed. that's actuallly not true. 90 percent of pompeii's residents survived. 10 percent died.
The Mount Vesuvius eruption of 0079 killed over 1000 people.
More than half of the Pompeii population suffered, if not from suffocating under the stones and ash, most people who stood on the beach awaiting rescue, died from the poisinous gases spewed from Vesuvius.
It is estimated that around 300 people died at Herculaneum during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The superheated gas and ash from the volcano buried and preserved the city, resulting in the death of many inhabitants who were unable to escape in time.