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In what year did Mount Vesuvius erupt, burying the Roman city of Pompeii under volcanic ash?
Answer
79 AD
Mount Vesuvius erupted catastrophically in 79 AD, burying Pompeii and several neighboring settlements under meters of volcanic ash and pumice. The eruption is one of the most documented natural disasters of the ancient world, described in letters by Pliny the Younger who witnessed it.
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When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, volcanic ash preserved an entire Roman city so perfectly that carbonized bread loaves remain identifiable in Pompeii ovens today.
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- 62 AD
- 410 AD
- 164 AD
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- vesuvius
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