Mount Vesuvius Eruption.

Mount Vesuvius first erupted in 79AD, when i t destroyed the city of Pompeii Rome, killing 2,000 people approximately. Since then the volcano has erupted 50 times. After Mount Vesuvius destroyed Pompeii it went on to erupt every 100 years until 1037AD when it became dormant for 6oo years. Some other eruptions include one in 1631, destroying 5 towns and killing 3,000 people. It also erupted in 1906 and this time it lasted an astonishing 10 days and killing 2,000 people. Since then it has had smaller eruptions in 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1944.



Since all of these eruptions many things have been found at in the ruins of ancient towns and cities and the surrounding area of Mt. Vesuvius. Some findings include perfectly preserved bodies, a dog and many drinking chalices.

Here's a video:

This video shows Mount Vesuvius erupting many years ago.