Pompeii Mount Vesuvius Eruption 79 Ad
Eye witness account of the eruption of mount vesuvius 79 ad.
Pompeii mount vesuvius eruption 79 ad. Mount vesuvius a stratovolcano in modern day italy erupted in ad 79 in one of the most catastrophic volcanic eruptions in european history. Historians have learned. Mount vesuvius as seen from the ruins of pompeii which was destroyed in the eruption of ad 79. The active cone is the high peak on the left side.
The smaller one on. I was at pompeii in an earlier lifetime was in the roman army attempted rescue operation in early sept. There was very little of pompeii to be seen. The 79 ad eruption of vesuvius is why volcanologists use plinian to describe large volcanic eruption clouds.
Pliny the younger a roman historian who witnessed the. Mount vesuvius on the west coast of italy is the only active volcano on mainland europe. It is best known because of the eruption in ad. 79 that destroyed the.