Mount Vesuvius Erupts
On August 24, 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted in one of the most catastrophic volcanic events in recorded history. The eruption buried the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Stabiae under a thick blanket of volcanic ash and pumice. The eruption released a lethal cloud of stones, ashes, and fumes to a height of […]