the Truth is a 6 mile chamber of magma underneath the volcano had pressure built and blew the top extrusive igneous rock of and not only produced a nuee ardente cloud (a fast moving cloud filled with magma and ash) but also a pyroclastic flow. that is what destroyed pompeii
Actually it was a sequence of previous earthquakes that occurred 17 years before.
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Volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, 79 CE
The last year was 79 AD. Mt. Verivius volcanic eruption left the city buried under ash.
Aug 24, 79 AD fell on a Friday .
No. Atlantis was a sunken city that supposedly existed;however, no concrete evidence exists to support such claims--it is simply a myth, or a legend. On the other hand, Pompeii did very much exist. It is a partially buried Roman town near Naples today. It is buried under ash and pumice, due to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It was lost, then rediscovered in 1748. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site today.
AD 27 came first.