Eruption of Mount Vesuvius
79 · Event
Pompeii and Herculaneum buried under volcanic ash, preserving Roman daily life.
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Around 79
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Reign of Marcus Aurelius (161)
- Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70)
- Reign of Trajan (98)
- Roman conquest of Britain (43)
- Saint Paul (5)
- Reign of Tiberius (14)
- Paul's missionary journeys (48)