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an aerial view of a city with mountains in the back ground and trees around it

Pompeii is a vast archaeological site in southern Italy’s Campania region, near the coast of the Bay of Naples. Once a thriving and sophisticated Roman city, Pompeii was buried under meters of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The preserved site features excavated ruins of streets and houses that visitors can freely explore.

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picture, eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii. Illustration by John Millar Watt 24 August marks the anniversary of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD. The still active volcano is on the Bay of Naples in Italy and is the only volcano to have erupted […]

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an illustration of a volcano erupting lava into the sky

Mount Vesuvius erupting at night, billowing clouds and flashes of lightning, and with many spectators viewing the event across the bay of Naples. Coloured mezzotint with etching by J.M. Mixelle after A. d'Anna.

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an aerial view of the top of a mountain with many layers of dirt on it

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae, as well as several other settlements. Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. Today, it is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living near enough to be affected by an eruption, with 600,000 in the danger zone, making…

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