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Mount Vesuvius erupted in the year AD 79, burying the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and rock fragments, and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow.
Archaeologists discover ‘extremely violent’ drawings by children in Pompeii. ... a once-thriving city that was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago.
The appearance of Mount Vesuvius and its surrounding area before that catastrophic eruption has been – and still is – a debated topic for geologists and archaeologists alike.
While excavating the ruins of Pompeii, the ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., archaeologists recently uncovered drawings of an intense gladiator battle on a ...
The 1822 eruption of Mount Vesuvius depicted in an engraving by Strutt based off of a drawing by the artist John Martin. Still, some researchers argue more work needs to be done before confirming ...
Artist's illustration of Mount Vesuvius erupting. An infamous eruption of the volcano in A.D. 79 destroyed the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Culture Club/Bridgeman via Getty Images ...
The drawings, thought to be made by children between the ages of five and seven sometime before Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, were found on the walls of a back room in the residential sector of ...
The drawings, thought to be made by children between the ages of five and seven sometime before Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, were found on the walls of a back room in the residential sector of ...