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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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∙ 9y agoThe Mt. Vesuvius eruption in 79 A.D. was one of the most catastrophic natural events in human history. It created a cloud of volcanic gas, stones, and ash that reached 20.5 miles in height, and reached as far as Miseno, Italy which is approximately 14 miles away.
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∙ 12y ago24th of August AD 79
also the eruption was the most explosive
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What happened on August 24 79 ad?
Volcano Mount Vesuvius erupted on August 24, 79 CE
What time period was Pompeii habited?
The last year was 79 AD. Mt. Verivius volcanic eruption left the city buried under ash.
What day of the week was August 24 in 79 AD?
Aug 24, 79 AD fell on a Friday .
Are Pompeii and Atlantis the same place?
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.
Was there a volcano in ancient rome?
There is an extinct volcano just to the south of Rome and another volcano just to the north which was active in the early Roman times. There are many volcanoes dotted around Italy, Greece and Turkey which were part of the Roman Empire. In the Roman days there were seven active volcanoes in Italy. Four of them are still active.The most famous eruption in Roman days was that of Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, which buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in ash in 79 AD. An eruption of a volcano on the island of Lipari, off the western coast of Sicily, buried the Roman villages on the island in the 5th century AD. The biggest Volcano, Mount Etna erupted in 122 BC. The Roman government exempted the nearby city of Catania from taxation for ten years to help its reconstruction. Mount Vulsini (just 54 miles north of Rome) erupted in 104 BC. Mount Stromboli, on an island of the same name, north of Sicily, erupts in short, mild bursts about every 20 minutes.The Phlegraean Fields is a large volcano in Pozzuoli, a western suburb of Naples. It lies mostly underwater. Its caldera is just above sea level and has 24 craters. The Solfatara crater spews gasses and it was the mythological home of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Montecerboli was well known in antiquity for its volcanic activity and its extremely hot springs. The Romans used its sulphur spring for bathing.
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.
When was mount Vesuvius's biggest eruption?
AD 79
When was Mount Vesuvius biggest eruption?
AD 79
When was the most famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
79 AD
When was the earliest volcanic eruption?
Mount Vesuvius AD 79
When did Mount Vesuvius eruption devastate Pompeii?
79 AD
When was the eruption of mt vesuvius destsroys the roman city of Pompeii?
The eruption of Mr. Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii in 79 AD.
How long since AD 79...the eruption of Vesuvius that buried Pompeii?
600
What year Pompeii eruption?
Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.
What was the death toll of mt vesuvius's eruption?
Around 10,000 bodies from the august th 79 AD eruption
How long did the eruption of vesuvius last?
it took about 11 days to stop (in 79 ad)
When did vesuvius explode?
AD 79 was the date of the large eruption responsible for the demise at Pompeii.
