![On this day in history (24 August, 79 A.D.) Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing around sixteen thousand individuals who lived and worked in various locations within the Bay of Naples. – Italian Art Society On this day in history (24 August, 79 A.D.) Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing around sixteen thousand individuals who lived and worked in various locations within the Bay of Naples. – Italian Art Society](https://www.italianartsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/627342635752947712_1.jpg)
On this day in history (24 August, 79 A.D.) Mount Vesuvius erupted, killing around sixteen thousand individuals who lived and worked in various locations within the Bay of Naples. – Italian Art Society
Was the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 formed the current caldera of Mount Somma (where the current cone of Vesuvius grew), or was it another eruption that formed the
Timeline - World History - #OnThisDay 24 August 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted. Both Pompeii and Herculaneum were obliterated in the eruption. Thanks to the ash and pumice layers left behind following
![79 AD Mount Vesuvius Explodes- In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption destroyed the Roman citi… | Pompeii, Mount vesuvius pompeii, Pompeii and herculaneum 79 AD Mount Vesuvius Explodes- In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption destroyed the Roman citi… | Pompeii, Mount vesuvius pompeii, Pompeii and herculaneum](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/12/b0/54/12b054524070fde471c80afdc292a197.jpg)
79 AD Mount Vesuvius Explodes- In 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted. The eruption destroyed the Roman citi… | Pompeii, Mount vesuvius pompeii, Pompeii and herculaneum
![BBC Two - Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time - Learning Zone, What happened when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD? BBC Two - Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time - Learning Zone, What happened when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD?](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1200x675/p017tfpl.jpg)
BBC Two - Pompeii: The Mystery of the People Frozen in Time - Learning Zone, What happened when Vesuvius erupted in 79AD?
![Illustration of the Ruins of Pompeii, Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 Stock-Illustration | Adobe Stock Illustration of the Ruins of Pompeii, Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 Stock-Illustration | Adobe Stock](https://as2.ftcdn.net/v2/jpg/05/30/53/17/1000_F_530531798_yJOJBlxketxdUv1axTObn0WVWY0lBre5.jpg)