The famous eruption of 79 CE buried Roman cities in a time capsule

1. PomPeii
The famous eruPTion of
79 Ce buried roman
CiTies in a Time CaPsule

2. Mediterranean Volcanoes

3. Naples and Vicinity

4. Vesuvius and Monte Somma

5. Crater of
Vesuvius

6. Crater of Vesuvius

7. The 1944 Lava Flow

8. The 1944 Lava Flow

9. Funiculi, Funicula….

10. Street Scene in Pompeii

11. Roman Fast Food

12. Roman Plumbing

13. The Gladiator School

14. A Minor
Mystery

15. Victim of Vesuvius

16. Victims of Vesuvius

17. Ash Flows
from
Vesuvius

18. Volcanic Explosivity Index
VEI Classification Description Ejecta volume Frequency
0 Hawaiian non-explosive > 1000 m³ daily
1 Strombolian gentle > 10,000 m³ daily
2 Vulcanian explosive > 1,000,000 m³ weekly
3 Pelean severe > 10,000,000 m³ yearly
4 Pelean/Plinian cataclysmic > 0.1 km³ 10 yrs+
5 Plinian paroxysmal > 1 km³ 50 yrs+
6 Ultra-Plinian colossal > 10 km³ 100 yrs+
7 Ultra-Plinian super-colossal > 100 km³ 1000 yrs+
8 Ultra-Plinian mega-colossal > 1000 km³ 10,000 yrs+

19. Vesuvius, March 1944

20. Pliny: “Like a pine tree”

21. Vesuvius 1631 and 1694