Mount Vesuvius

active stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy

Pompeii (; ) was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it was buried under of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Herculaneum is an ancient Roman town located in the modern-day comune of Ercolano, Campania, Italy. Herculaneum was buried under a massive pyroclastic flow in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

bay on the southwestern coast of Italy

Boscoreale (; ; "Royal Grove") is an Italian (municipality) and town in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, with a population of 25,939 in 2022. Located in the Vesuvius National Park, under the slopes of Mount Vesuvius, it is known for the fruit and vineyards of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio. There is also a fine Vesuvian lava stone production.

'''Sant'Anastasia''' (; ) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about northeast of Naples.

Ottaviano (; known until 1933 as Ottaiano in Italian) is a (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region of Campania, located about east of Naples and is located in the Vesuvian Area. Ottaviano was in Roman times a hamlet of houses within a vast estate () belonging to the gens Octavia, Augustus' family.

Italian comune

Brusciano is a municipality in the Metropolitan City of Naples, in Italy, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. Situated inland north-east of Naples, 10 miles from center city, the ancient village of rural vocation has developed along the way National Puglia, in the stretch that connects the east of the capital and Pomigliano d'Arco and Nola.

major eruption of stratovolcano in southern Italy

Vesuvianite, also known as idocrase, is a green, brown, yellow, or blue silicate mineral. Vesuvianite occurs as tetragonal crystals in skarn deposits and limestones that have been subjected to contact metamorphism. It was first discovered within included blocks or adjacent to lavas on Mount Vesuvius, hence its name. Attractive-looking crystals are sometimes cut as gemstones. Localities which have yielded fine crystallized specimens include Mount Vesuvius and the Ala Valley near Turin, Piedmont.

Neapolitan song by Luigi Denza written in 1880

national park in Italy

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summit caldera surrounding Mount Vesuvius

Research center in Campania, Italy

Bassanite is a sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate hemihydrate, with the chemical formula or . It has half a water molecule per CaSO4 unit.

chain of volcanoes in Italy

neapolitan wine

2019 expansion pack for Civilization VI

Mascagnite is a rare ammonium sulfate mineral (NH4)2SO4. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic system typically forming as stalactitic masses exhibiting good cleavage. It is soft (not higher than 2.5 on the Mohs scale) and water-soluble. Optical properties are variable; the purest form is transparent and colorless, but opaque gray or yellow deposits are also known.

73 BCE conflict of the Third Servile War,battle

volcanic eruption

underground museum in Chiaia, Municipality 1 of Naples, Italy

Plinian eruption of Vesuvius that created Avellino Pumice

Chlorocalcite is a rare potassium calcium chloride evaporite mineral with formula: KCaCl3. It is found in active volcanic fumaroles.

painting series by J.C. Dahl

grape tomato grown in Naples, Italy

2001 novel by Caroline Lawrence