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

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What time of the year did pompeii volcano happen?

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii took place in the summer of AD 79.


What type of eruption was pompeii volcano eruption?

The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii, was a Plinian eruption. In fact, it was the description of this eruption by Pliny the Younger that lead to the term Plinian.


When did Mount Vesuvius erupt and devastate Pompeii?

The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.


What was the name of the city that was preserved after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in pompeii?

Pompeii and Herculaneum were preserved (and also obliterated) after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Stabiae was also impacted, but not destroyed.


Who ruled Pompeii in 79 CE the year of the volcanic eruption?

Pompeii was a Roman colony at the time of the eruption in 79 CE. As a colony, it was governed by local magistrates and officials appointed by Rome. The most likely ruling official at the time would have been a duovir, who was one of two chief magistrates governing the city.

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What year did Mount Vesuvius's eruption devastate Pompeii?

79 CE


When did vesuvuis's eruption devastate Pompeii?

The eruption of Vesuvius that devastated Pompeii happened in 70 AD.


When was Pompeii rediscover?

The city of Pompeii, which was buried by a tremendous volcanic eruption from Mt Vesuvius in August of the year AD 79, was rediscovered in 1748.


What time of the year did pompeii volcano happen?

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii took place in the summer of AD 79.


When was Pompeii after the eruption?

it was underground.


How many years passed since the Pompeii eruption of Mount Vesuvius?

As of the year 2016 it has been 1,937 years since Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in the year 79.


What type of eruption was pompeii volcano eruption?

The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii, was a Plinian eruption. In fact, it was the description of this eruption by Pliny the Younger that lead to the term Plinian.


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

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


When did Mount Vesuvius erupt and devastate Pompeii?

The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.The eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii was in 79 AD.


What was the population of Pompeii?

Around 16,000 people. Around 20,000 people. Around 30,000 people. We have no precise answer because there was no census, and even if there were, we still would have no precise answer because women and slaves were not counted in the census.


What did Pompeii's eruption do?

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


Who was involved in Pompeii?

No one was involved in Pompeii. The eruption of the volcano was an act of nature.