Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. That eruption devastated Pompeii.

Excavations found that the brain of what seems to be a human male contained dark glass formed during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The effect can't be explained by lava temperatures ...

When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, ... “No lava reached Pompeii, and the gas was predominantly vaporized water and, to a lesser extent, carbon dioxide,” he said.

It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in the ancient city of Herculaneum after Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD found dark fragments ...

Mount Vesuvius makes the land fertile: ... The ash and lava from the volcano are rich in minerals like potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen, making the soil very fertile.

Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pliny the Younger described the ground shaking as Mount Vesuvius exploded in fury. ... The hardened lava acts like a sponge, storing water in the ground.