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These include the famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD, described by the Roman writer Pliny the Younger, which buried the Roman towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under metres of ash.

Its eruption in AD 79 famously destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, burying them under ash and volcanic debris, and preserving them for centuries as archaeological treasures.

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