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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred at the beginning of the reign of Tutus. However, it did not destroy Rome. It destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, near Naples.

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Is pompeii a shield or composite volcano?

Pompeii is located near Mount Vesuvius, which is a composite volcano. However, Pompeii itself is not a volcano but rather an ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.


Is there a volcano in Pompeii?

Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)


What year Pompeii eruption?

Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.


The people of the Roman town of Pompeii were killed by?

The people of Pompeii were killed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which buried the town in volcanic ash and pumice. The heat and ash from the eruption suffocated and preserved the inhabitants, resulting in their deaths.


Who was the reign when Pompeii erupted?

Titus


How many times has Pompeii erupted?

Pompeii is a town and has never erupted. Vesuvius is the volcano on the slopes of which is Pompeii and several other more current habitations. Vesuvius has erupted many times.


What did Pompeii's eruption do?

Killed thousands of people and destoryed the town of Pompeii and Herculaeum.


Is Pompeii active?

Yes. The volcano near Pompeii is Vesuvius It has erupted many times before and after the famous 79 AD eruption. The last one was in 1944. The town of Pompeii is active in the sense that people still visit it and archaeologists are still busy examining its ruins.


How were the people of Pompeii affected?

The deadly gases of the volcanic eruption affected people`s lungs. The substances also froze people into perfect statues.


When dids Pompeii explode?

For starters, Pompeii is the name of the town that was covered by the debris of the volcano. Mount Vesuvius, the volcano, erupted in 79 CE.


What was the eruption in pompeii?

A volcano erupted in 79 AD, and covered the city in lava and smoke, killing everyone. The town laid undisturbed for centuries and centuries, and we have just began to uncover it.


Which town in AD79 was destroyed by a volcanic eruption?

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