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Today two million people live in the immediate vicinity of Mount Vesuvius. This mountain has erupted more than 50 times since the eruption in 79 A.D., when it buried Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum.
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www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/vmtvesuvius.html
www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/vmtvesuvius.html
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How to arrive | The volcano | History and eruptions | The national park | Vesuvius books; Photographic gallery | The old funicular | Vesuvius Observatory ... Vesuvioinrete.it, the portal of the volcano Vesuvius...
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www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_webcam.htm
www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_webcam.htm
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The most famous and destructive eruption of Mt. Vesuvius occurred in AD 79. Greek and roman scholars (Strabo, Diodorus Siculus, Vitruvius, Vergil) already knew the volcanic nature of the mountain before this eruption.
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www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_storia.htm
www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_storia.htm
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Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano in Campania, near Naples, Italy, whose eruption in A.D. 79 destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. ... Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano that erupted on August 24 A.D. 79 blanketing the towns and 1000s of residents of Pompeii, Stabiae, and Herculaneum. Pompeii was buried 10' deep, while Herculaneum was buried...
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ancienthistory.about.com/od/pompeii/p/MtVesuvius.htm
ancienthistory.about.com/od/pompeii/p/MtVesuvius.htm
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Welcome to the companion Web site for the NOVA program, "Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius," originally broadcast on November 10, 1998, which tells the story of the Roman city of Pompeii and the risk that Vesuvius presents today.
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www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vesuvius/
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vesuvius/
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Mt. Vesuvius is one of the worlds most studied volcanoes. It has an altitude of 1281 meters and covers an area of about 480 sq. km. The most noteworthy event in Vesuvius' history occurred in 79 AD. That is the year that Vesuvius brought an end to the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
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touritaly.org/misc/vesuvio-pre.htm
touritaly.org/misc/vesuvio-pre.htm
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What did the eruption look like? ... What kind of volcano is Vesuvius? ... Why is Vesuvius located where it is?
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www.harcourtschool.com/activity/pompeii/pmpVesu.html
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Pompeii and Mt Vesuvius volcano, John Seach. ... A shallow and deep magma reservoir was involved in the 1944 eruption of Mt Vesuvius volcano; depths of less than 3 km deep and 11-22 km. The shallow reservoir feeding the 1944 eruption was completely emptied and collapsed during the final phases of the eruption.
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www.volcanolive.com/vesuvius.html
www.volcanolive.com/vesuvius.html
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