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Mt. Vesuvius was sacred to Romans and Greeks because of Hercules/Heracles. Herculaneum was named after him. Mt. Vesuvius was sacred to Romans and Greeks because of Hercules/Heracles. Herculaneum was named after him.

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Is Mount Vesuvius a mountain or a volcano?

Mount Vesuvius is both a mountain and a volcano.


What famous mountain was made from a volcano?

There are many including Mount St Helens, Mount Rainier, Mount Fuji, and Mount Vesuvius.


What is the famous active volcano in Italy?

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How do you spell the volcano in Pompeii?

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


What is the volcano called in Naples?

The volcano near Naples is called Mount Vesuvius. It is famous for its eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.


What famous volcano erupted in Italy in 1979?

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What is the name of the volcano that buried pompeii in ash?

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Is Mount Vesuvius the deadliest volcano?

no


What was the Pompeii volcano?

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