Mount Vesuvius

[ (vuh-sooh-vee-uhs) ]

Volcano, in southwestern Italy on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.

Notes for Mount Vesuvius

It is the only active volcano on the mainland of Europe. (Another, Mount Etna, is on the island of Sicily.)

One of its earliest recorded eruptions, in a.d. 79, buried Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae under cinders, ash, and mud.

Some scrolls survived thanks to the destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
The Book That Changed the World | Jimmy So | October 7, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
An extraordinary eruption of Mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
Mount Vesuvius, the celebrated volcano in the south of the peninsula, is quite distinct from the Apennines.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | Various
While we remained here there happened an eruption of Mount Vesuvius, of which I had a perfect view.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African | Olaudah Equiano
As the weather was extremely fine, we felt a great disposition to make the ascent of Mount Vesuvius without loss of time.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis Spohr

As in the whole of Naples, the pavement here is formed of lava from Mount Vesuvius.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida Pfeiffer

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