1631 ⟶ Mount Vesuvius Erupts, Devastating Naples
Mount Vesuvius erupts.
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🌋 Vesuvius Erupts, Destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum
August 24 – Eruption of Mount Vesuvius: Mount Vesuvius erupts, destroying Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae, and Oplontis. The Roman navy (based at Misenum), commanded by Pliny the Elder, evacuates refugees. Pliny dies after inhaling volcanic fumes.⟶
Roman EmpireVolcanoDisasterPompeiiHerculaneumNatural DisasterPliny the ElderArchaeology
Italy💥 Friuli Earthquake and Fears of Apocalypse
The 6.9-magnitude 1348 Friuli earthquake centered in Northern Italy was felt across Europe. Contemporaries linked the quake with the Black Death and Great Famine, fueling fears that the Biblical Apocalypse had arrived.⟶
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Italy🌋 Mount Vesuvius Erupts, Devastating Naples
💥 Messina Earthquake Devastates Southern Italy
December 28: The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, magnitude 7.1, kills 70,000 people.⟶
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