CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Which mountain erupted in A.D. 79 and destroyed the city of Pompeii?
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Mount Everest
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Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Kiliminjaro
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Mount Elbert
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On August 24, after centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands.
Detailed explanation-2: -Residue on bones from A.D. 79 suggests the eruption boiled people alive. But some experts aren’t convinced the deaths were due to heat alone. The infamous A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius obliterated the surrounding landscape as well as residents of the Roman metropolises that stood in the volcano’s shadow.
Detailed explanation-3: -The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Stabiae, and several other settlements.
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