Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located on the west coast of Italy, (PROSE: A History of Humankind) occurred on 24 August 79, destroying the Roman city of Pompeii, (TV: The Fires of Pompeii) and burying the nearby town of Herculaneum in ash, along with several other local Roman settlements. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)