The Phlegraean Fields, an active volcanic field located west of the city of Naples, has been the site of numerous eruptions from monogenic volcanoes for the last 70,000 years. Some of these volcanoes are famous from an historical point of view, including the volcano of Cumae that was the place of the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy in the 8th century BC and the Capo Miseno (Misenum) volcano from which Pliny the Younger, nephew of the famous naturalist and commander of the Roman fleet Pliny the Elder, witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius that in 79 CE destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Phlegraean Fields / Perrotta, A.; Scarpati, Claudio. - STAMPA. - 9:(2012), pp. 5294-5295.
Phlegraean Fields
SCARPATI, CLAUDIO
2012
Abstract
The Phlegraean Fields, an active volcanic field located west of the city of Naples, has been the site of numerous eruptions from monogenic volcanoes for the last 70,000 years. Some of these volcanoes are famous from an historical point of view, including the volcano of Cumae that was the place of the first Greek colony on the mainland of Italy in the 8th century BC and the Capo Miseno (Misenum) volcano from which Pliny the Younger, nephew of the famous naturalist and commander of the Roman fleet Pliny the Elder, witnessed the eruption of Vesuvius that in 79 CE destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
