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Classical era · 79 CE

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius, a stratovolcano located in the modern-day region of Campania, Italy, erupted, causing one of the deadliest eruptions in history. Vesuvius violently ejected a cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km (21 mi), ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.5 million tons per second, ultimately releasing 100,000 times the thermal energy of the atomic bombings of…

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD · Ivan Aivazovsky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
79 CE
Where
Mount Vesuvius
Era
Classical

Topics

Ancient Romec. 753 BCE – 476 CEItaly753 BCE – todayRoman Empire1,100 BCE – 1500

Before and after

Siege of Masada72 CE – 73 CEGermania Superior83 CE – 297 CEShow on timeline

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