the eruption of mount vesuvius occurred in 79 ad.
the eruption of mount vesuvius occurred in 79 ad.
when did the eruption of mount vesuvius occur?
79 ad
eruption of mount vesuvius in 79









































mount vesuvius, a stratovolcano in modern-day italy, erupted in 79 ad in one of the most famous and deadly volcanic eruptions in european history, which was witnessed and documented by pliny the younger, a roman administrator and poet. 









































mount vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to a height of , 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 hiroshima-nagasaki bombings.
eruption of mount vesuvius in 79
however, in october 2018, italian archaeologists stated they had uncovered an inscription dated october 17, lending support to later date interpretations of the letter and apparently ruling out august 24.









































vesuvius and its destructive eruption are mentioned in first-century roman sources, but not the day of the eruption. for example, josephus in his "antiquities of the jews" mentions that the eruption occurred "in the days of titus caesar."









































suetonius, a second-century historian, in his "life of titus" simply says that, "there were some dreadful disasters during his reign, such as the eruption of mount vesuvius in campania."
eruption of mount vesuvius in 79