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| − | '''Vesuvius''' is a currently dormant volcano famous for the destruction of the cities [[Herculaneum]] and [[Pompeii]]. | + | '''Vesuvius''' is a currently dormant volcano in southern Italy, 4,203 ft (1,281 m) in height, overlooking the Bay of [[Naples]]. It is famous for the destruction of the [[Roman]] cities of [[Herculaneum]] and [[Pompeii]] in AD 79, but has erupted more than fifty times since, most recently in 1944. |
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Revision as of 19:13, May 10, 2008
Vesuvius is a currently dormant volcano in southern Italy, 4,203 ft (1,281 m) in height, overlooking the Bay of Naples. It is famous for the destruction of the Roman cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii in AD 79, but has erupted more than fifty times since, most recently in 1944.