Mount Vesuvius (/vɪˈsuːviəs/ viss-OO-vee-əs) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples...

Of the many eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, a major stratovolcano in Southern Italy, the best-known is its eruption in 79 AD, which was one of the deadliest...

of Vesuvius and used them to rappel down the cliffs on the side of the mountain opposite Glaber's forces. They moved around the base of Vesuvius, outflanked...

of Mount Vesuvius had been reduced by 450m, making its total height lower than that of Mount Somma. Mount Vesuvius AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius "Vesuvio:...

the north and northeast of Vesuvius. Vesuvius's formation began during the caldera collapse of Mount Somma. Approaching Mount Somma from the east, four...

being about two and a half times the height of the next largest, Mount Vesuvius. Only Mount Teide on Tenerife in the Canary Islands surpasses it in the whole...

and direction of the winds at the time. Mount Vesuvius is continuously kept under surveillance by the Vesuvius Observatory of the National Institute of...

to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Largely preserved under the ash, Pompeii offers a unique snapshot...

had been carbonized when the villa was engulfed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The papyri, containing a number of Greek philosophical texts...

are volcanic eruptions marked by their similarity to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which destroyed the ancient Roman cities of Herculaneum and...