Mount vesuvius is best known for its eruption in ad 79 that led to the destruction of the roman cities of pompeii and herculaneum and the death of 10,000 to 25,000 people. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 a. Mount vesuvius eruption in 79 ad was so extreme it turned. The cone known as mount vesuvius began growing in the caldera of the mount somma volcano, which last erupted about 17,000 years ago.
This eruption is one of the deadliest in european history. The eruption ejected a cloud of stones, ashes and volcanic gases to a height of 33 km 21 mi, erupting molten rock and pulverized pumice at the rate of 6. Every second one and half million tons of volcanic debris spewed into the atmosphere from vesuvius. Vesuvius is most famous for the 79 ad eruption which destroyed the roman cities of pompeii and herculaneum. Vesuvius is famous for the catastrophic eruption in 79 a. Pompeii, herculaneum and vesuvius sorrento private driver. Whether you are driving up, a longtime hiker or just stopping through, travelling to. Andesite lava creates explosive eruptions on a variety of scales, which makes vesuvius an especially dangerous and unpredictable. The low gold orchestra mountain heart part 2 official music video protectors of the earth.
The event gives its name to the vesuvian type of volcanic eruptions, characterised by eruption columns of. Like pompeii, also herculaneum was destroyed by the eruption of vesuvius and the excavations offer to visitors the possibility to admire the city, the thermal complex, the monumental basilica and more to reconstruct the past everyday life. On this 1,937th anniversary of the blast, check out the hourbyhour timeline for. Some mount vesuvius victims suffered slowly and one victim. On august 24 in the year 79 ad, mount vesuvius erupted and buried cities like pompeii, oplontis and stabiae beneath ash. A westerly wind protected herculaneum from the initial stage of the eruption, but.
When mount vesuvius erupted in ad79, the damage wreaked in nearby towns was catastrophic. Pompeii mt vesuvius herculaneum amalfi tour limo service. Private day tour with english speaking driver to pompeei, mt vesuvius and. The only active volcano on mainland europe, this fascinating peak contributes to an important part of italys history. On august 24, after centuries of dormancy, mount vesuvius erupts in. Most rocks erupted from vesuvius are andesite, an intermediate volcanic rock about 5363% silica. The eruption of mount vesuvius in ad 79 destroyed the roman cities of pompeii, herculaneum, oplontis and stabiae, as well as several other settlements. The eruption of mount vesuvius in 79 ad and the destruction of. It has erupted many times since and is today regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because of the population of 3,000,000 people living close to it and. Mount vesuvius violently spewed forth a deadly cloud of superheated tephra and gases to a height of 33 km 21 mi, ejecting molten rock, pulverized pumice and hot ash at 1.