The two Roman legions present at Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD were the Legio I Italica and the Legio II Augustus. These legions were stationed nearby in the city of Misenum.
It wasn't Mount Pompeii, it was Mount Vesuvius. It first erupted 18,300 years ago, but the one we most know of was when it destroyed Pompeii in AD 79.
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Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.
The last time Mount Vesuvius erupted was 1944. It's best known eruption was in AD 79, at which time it destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii. There were warnings in the form of earthquakes, but the people nearby didn't recognize that they were in fact warning signs of an impending eruption.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a thick layer of volcanic ash and pumice. The eruption was a catastrophic event that resulted in the destruction of these cities and the deaths of thousands of people.
It wasn't Mount Pompeii, it was Mount Vesuvius. It first erupted 18,300 years ago, but the one we most know of was when it destroyed Pompeii in AD 79.
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Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD causing the damage in Pompeii.
No it was not. It was a Roman town which was buried in volcanic ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
Pompeii - destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
The last time Mount Vesuvius erupted was 1944. It's best known eruption was in AD 79, at which time it destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii. There were warnings in the form of earthquakes, but the people nearby didn't recognize that they were in fact warning signs of an impending eruption.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79, burying the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum under a thick layer of volcanic ash and pumice. The eruption was a catastrophic event that resulted in the destruction of these cities and the deaths of thousands of people.
The mountain started forming 25,000 years ago.
In Roman Times.
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.
The most famous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius was in AD 79, when it destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It has erupted many times since then, with more recent eruptions occurring in 1906, 1929, 1944, and 2017.
Vesuvius erupted and buried the city of of Pompeii in 79 A.D. The volcano is Mt. Vesuvius. The eruption that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii occurred in 79 AD. Since then it has erupted numerous times, the last eruption was in 1944, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because it is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world.