cities destroyed by Mount Vesuvius along with Stabiae
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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 - Wikipedia  ... the Roman settlements of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Stabiae. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD was one of the most catastrophic volcanic eruptions .... Surges 4 and 5 are believed by the authors to have destroyed Pompeii. ... field, which they attributed to interaction of the surge with the "fabric" of the city.
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Pompeii - Wikipedia  Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, ...... I Diari di Scavo di Pompeii, Ercolano e Stabiae di Francesco e Pietro la Vega (17641810) (in Italian). L'Erma...
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Stabiae - Wikipedia  Stabiae and other cities affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The black cloud represents the general distribution of ash and cinder. Modern coast lines are shown. Stabiae was an ancient Roman town, located close to the modern town of Castellammare di ... destruction of Stabiae by Sulla in 89 BC and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius...
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Stabiae | ancient city, Italy | Britannica.com  It was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in ad 79. The modern city on the site is Castellammare di Stabia. Stabiae is part of the collective Torre...
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Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia  Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, ... Vesuvius has a long historic and literary tradition. ..... The cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were destroyed by pyroclastic surges and the .... brave" and ordered him to continue on to Stabiae (about 4.5 kilometers from Pompeii).
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Pliny's Natural History - Masseiana  Rackham's Introduction to volume One (pages vii-xiv) ... eruption of Vesuvius took place on August 23 and 24, overwhelming the little towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii. ...... Book X: Ornithology: hawks trained for fowling; birds of evil omen; ...... gold; method of using copper before introduction of stamping; highest money...
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Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia  Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, ... Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the ... For this reason, the volcano is also called Somma-Vesuvius or Somma-Vesuvio. ... along the length of Italy as far as Monte Amiata in Southern Tuscany.
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Pompeii - Wikipedia  Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash ... street level of the AD 79 volcanic event; deeper digs in older parts of Pompeii...
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AD 79: Eyewitness Account of the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius - JStor  Younger Pliny's (61/62 AD-Ix3 AD) 247 letters of ... recorded description of the eruption of a volcano and are regarded as the beginning of the science of vol- ... my uncle's death so that you can leave an accurate ... upwards by the first blast and then left unsupported as .... the Elder Pliny set out to rescue; however, Pliny's.
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Vesuvius erupts - Aug 24, 79 - HISTORY.com  Pliny the Elder, a celebrated naturalist, at the time of the eruption was the commander of the Roman fleet in the Bay of Naples. After Vesuvius exploded, he took...
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Mount Vesuvius & Pompeii: Facts & History - Live Science  Jun 29, 2016 ... The only active volcano on mainland Europe is famous for destroying the cities of ... Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii in A.D. 79. Because the city was buried so quickly by volcanic ash, the site is a ... early August of 79 when several quakes shook the earth beneath Herculaneum and Pompeii.
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Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia  Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, ... Vesuvius has erupted many times since and is the only volcano on the ... A view of the crater wall of Vesuvius, with the city of Torre del Greco in the .... 05 of AD 62, which caused widespread destruction around the Bay of Naples,...
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Vesuvius erupts - Aug 24, 79 - HISTORY.com  The ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum thrived near the base of Mount ... resort communities in the area as well, such as the quiet little town of Stabiae. ... who was staying west along the Bay of Naples when Vesuvius exploded. In two...
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Pompeii and its material reproductions: the rise of a tourist site in the ...  Pompeii's burial by the eruption of Vesuvius on 2425 August AD 79 and the ash and ... in August AD 79, as well as the quasi-romantic myths built up around them. ... The engravings of Antichit record the paintings, statuary and bronze objects ... Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes' The Eruption of Vesuvius and the Death of...
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Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia  Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, .... Vesuvius is the only one to have erupted within recent history, although ... in turn are named after the location where the deposits were first identified: ... it to be buried under pumice and ash in much the same way that Pompeii was...
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Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia  Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, ... Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying .... The former was subducted beneath the latter, deeper into the earth. .... it to be buried under pumice and ash in much the same way that Pompeii was...
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Torre del Greco | Italy | Britannica.com  City, western Campania regione (region), southern Italy. ... Two-thirds destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in 1631, Torre del Greco was rebuilt on the solidified lava. It suffered further damage in volcanic eruptions of 1737, 1794, and 1861 and ... active volcano that rises above the Bay of Naples on the plain of Campania in...
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Pompeii - Wikipedia  Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, in the Campania region of Italy, ... The eruption destroyed the city, killing its inhabitants and burying it under tons of ash. .... The soils surrounding Mount Vesuvius even preceding its eruption have been revealed to have good water-holding capabilities, implying...
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Wars between the Jews and Romans: the destruction - Livius  Wars between the Jews and Romans: the destruction of Jerusalem (70 CE) ... the Temple (September 70); this war was described by Flavius Josephus in his Jewish ... To the northeast of the old city, on Mount Scopus, the legions XII Fulminata (a ... off the danger for four days, but on the fifth day the second wall yielded to the...
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City:pompeii | FRONTLINE | PBS  Directly between them stood Mt. Vesuvius, an ancient and at times lively volcano. ... Recent archaeological excavations along the waterfront in Herculaneum have revealed the contorted remains of many people who made it out of the city but ... areas of the city have remained inaccessible due to pockets of trapped gas.
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Pompeii | ancient city, Italy | Britannica.com  Sep 13, 2016 ... Mount Vesuvius looming over the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii. ... Pompeii supported between 10,000 and 20,000 inhabitants at the time of its destruction. ..... Excavations since the mid-20th century have revealed an unexpected amount of open ... Thousands of people died, and the city was buried.