Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland, while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 was one of the most deadly volcanic events in history. Now, scientists have revealed a minute-by-minute account of how the devastation unfolded.

Mount Vesuvius' most famous eruption arguably took place in AD 79, killing up to 16,000 people in the Gulf of Naples, Italy.. But more than 2,000 years before this, the 2,000ft volcano suffered an ...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD has become the most famous volcanic eruption in history. This is largely thanks to Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed during the eruption and frozen in time ...

The Mount Vesuvius is only one player of the devastation at Pompeii. BBC “Correctly recognizing the cause-effect relationship is essential to reconstruct the interplay between volcanic and ...

Most of the things to do in Pompeii will delight archaeology and history fans. You could spend an entire day exploring and ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, fiery avalanches of ash and pumice assaulted Pompeii, ... In Pompeii, many victims of the volcano were found in the streets encased in this layer.

It was there they also discovered how a family inside the home tried to save themselves from the volcanic ash, ... The city of Pompeii has been buried by Mount Vesuvius’s eruption since 79 AD, ...

The ancient Romans were unaware of the massive danger posed by a volcano in their midst, so when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, thousands of people scrambled to escape several small seaside towns.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii. Now, new research is digging deeper into what really ...