The city of Pompeii was destroyed in 79 AD due to the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. This eruption released a lethal cloud of stones, ashes, and fumes, burying the city under a thick layer of volcanic material. The intense heat and ashfall caused widespread destruction, preserving the city in a state that provides insight into Roman life. The eruption ultimately claimed thousands of lives and left Pompeii lost for centuries until its rediscovery in the 18th century.
After being badly damaged by an earthquake in 63 AD, Pompeii was completely buried in 79 AD when Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Pompeii was destroyed by Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Yes, there was an earthquake in Pompeii in 62 AD that destroyed a lot of the city.
Pompeii is the city that was famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Pompeii, 79 AD because of a volcano
79 AD. The explosion destroyed the city of Pompeii.
The eruption of Mr. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD.
Mount Vesuvius
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.
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.
Mt vesuvius erupted in ad:79 and destroyed the entire city
In 79 AD Pompeii was destroyed by the volcano, Mt. Vesuvius.