The city of Pompeii was destroyed and many of its inhabitants were killed during the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. A narrative of this eruption written by Pliny the Younger (Ep. 6.16, 6.20) to the historian Tacitus, to commemorate his famous uncle Pliny the Elder, is considered the first volcanological report in human history.

Pompeii, destruction of / Scarpati, Claudio; Perrotta, A.. - STAMPA. - 10:(2012), pp. 5405-5406.

Pompeii, destruction of

SCARPATI, CLAUDIO;
2012

Abstract

The city of Pompeii was destroyed and many of its inhabitants were killed during the catastrophic eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE. A narrative of this eruption written by Pliny the Younger (Ep. 6.16, 6.20) to the historian Tacitus, to commemorate his famous uncle Pliny the Elder, is considered the first volcanological report in human history.
2012
9781444338386
Pompeii, destruction of / Scarpati, Claudio; Perrotta, A.. - STAMPA. - 10:(2012), pp. 5405-5406.
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