<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum ( c. 1821 ) by John Martin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volcano </Th> <Td> Mount Vesuvius </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August 24 -- 25 ( probable ) , AD 79 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Vesuvian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Campania , Italy 40 ° 49 ′ N 14 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 40.817 ° N 14.433 ° E ﻿ / 40.817 ; 14.433 Coordinates : 40 ° 49 ′ N 14 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 40.817 ° N 14.433 ° E ﻿ / 40.817 ; 14.433 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> VEI </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impact </Th> <Td> Buried the Roman settlements of Pompeii , Herculaneum , Oplontis and Stabiae . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum ( c. 1821 ) by John Martin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volcano </Th> <Td> Mount Vesuvius </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August 24 -- 25 ( probable ) , AD 79 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Vesuvian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Campania , Italy 40 ° 49 ′ N 14 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 40.817 ° N 14.433 ° E ﻿ / 40.817 ; 14.433 Coordinates : 40 ° 49 ′ N 14 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 40.817 ° N 14.433 ° E ﻿ / 40.817 ; 14.433 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> VEI </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impact </Th> <Td> Buried the Roman settlements of Pompeii , Herculaneum , Oplontis and Stabiae . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did mount vesuvius erupt and destroy pompeii
when did mount vesuvius erupt and destroy pompeii
August 24 -- 25 ( probable ) , AD 79
August 24 -- 25 ( probable ) , AD 79