Mount Vesuvius is the only active volcano left on Europe's mainland, while Pompeii, which fell victim to one of Mount Vesuvius' eruptions in A.D. 79, is a UNESCO World Heritage city that was ...

In 79 AD, Italy's Mount Vesuvius erupted ... "But during the night, the first pyroclastic flow was ejected from the volcano, a turbulent mix of ash, pumice and super hot gasses, and hit Herculaneum." ...

Almost 2,000 years ago, a young man was lying in bed when a hot cloud of ash swept down from Mount Vesuvius, an erupting volcano. This may have turned his brain into glass. Italian scientists have ...

Along with Pompeii, the ancient settlement was obliterated in 79AD when the volcano ... Vesuvius visible in the background. Pic: Reuters/Pier Paolo Petrone He added: "The only other type of ...