Vesuvius, A.D. 79: The Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum

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Getty Publications, 2003 - 135 páginas
Mount Vesuvius, in what is now southern Italy, erupted in AD 79, spewing volcanic rock, clouds of fine ash, and deadly gases over surrounding towns and farms, burying every trace of their existence. In nearby Pompeii, nearly 2000 people died. Rain falling with the ash formed a kind of cement that encased everything and everyone in an airtight seal.

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BACKDROP FOR THE ERUPTION
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PORTENTOUS EVENTS BETWEEN A D 62 AND 79
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THE ERUPTION
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PRINCIPAL ERUPTIONS OF VESUVIUS FROM 25000 YEARS AGO UNTIL 1631
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