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∙ 15y agoThe destruction of Pompeii (and Herculaneum and Stabiae) was more a case of ash falling from an explosion than a lava flow. Pyroclastic flows probably killed most of the people before the ash buried them. The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in a.d. 79.
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∙ 9y agotoo much lava was built up for several years and finally, at noon, in august, 79 ad, it finally erupted.
More to the point the eruption was part of the very active, continuing volcanism and seismicity resulting from the Mediterranean Sea closing, with its floor being subducted below the European Continental Plate.
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∙ 6y agoThe famous Mt. Vesuvius eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompei.
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∙ 12y agoBecause an earthquake occurred within the tectonic plates that lay under Mt Vesuvius, causing the volcano to become unstable and erupt.
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∙ 12y agoPompeii cannot erupt as it is a town. However, MOUNT VESUVIUS erupted as it is a volcano.
There was an earthquake which caused the volcano to erupt.
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What else happened apart from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
Jesus happened.
What happened in pompey in 45 BC?
It was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius erupting Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Which of these was the reason for the destruction of ancient Pompeii?
Pompeii was buried by volcanic ash during an eruption of the nearby Mount Vesuvius.
How wide was the eruption radius of mount vesuvius in 79 ad?
i think it is a 100 mile radius
Who was the roman historian who documented the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD?
Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.Pliny the Younger was the Roman who documented the eruption of Vesuvius. However he was not a historian, but a governor and his description of the eruption was written in one of his letters.
What century did Mount Vesuvius erupt?
the eruption of mout vesuvius happened in 79AD
What else happened apart from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
Jesus happened.
What happened in pompey in 45 BC?
It was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius erupting Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
How hot is mount vesuvius?
Currently the temperature on Mount Vesuvius is no different from that of an ordinary mountain. Temperatures at certain spots may approach 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit during an eruption, but the last eruption at Mount Vesuvius was in 1944.
What happen to the people of Pompeii?
They perished during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
What type of eruption did mount vesuvius did?
the eruption that did it was a eruption
What is Mount Vesuvius frequency of eruption?
mount vesuvise by frequencyof eruption
What is the frequency of mount vesuvius's eruption?
mount vesuvise by frequencyof eruption
What kind of volcanic eruption is Mt Vesuvius?
The eruption of mount Vesuvius was an explosive one.
Was the city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?
Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii.
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.
What famous eruption happened in ancient Rome?
Mount Vesuvius erupted and completed covered the town of Pompeii.
