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Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (79 AD)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius_(79_AD)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:ashFall
over 20 miles
gptkbp:burialPlace
Herculaneum under pyroclastic flows
Pompeii under ash and pumice
gptkbp:consequence
mass casualties
urban destruction
long-term abandonment of affected areas
gptkbp:culturalSignificance
inspiration for art and literature
gptkbp:date
79 AD
gptkbp:destroyedBy
gptkb:Stabiae
gptkb:Pompeii
gptkb:Herculaneum
gptkb:Oplontis
gptkbp:duration
about 2 days
gptkbp:eruptionHeight
up to 33 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (79 AD)
gptkbp:impact
archaeological significance
preserved Roman towns
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Mount_Vesuvius
gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Campania
gptkbp:notableVictim
Pliny the Elder
gptkbp:relatedEvent
subsequent eruptions of Mount Vesuvius
gptkbp:significance
one of the deadliest eruptions in European history
gptkbp:source
Pliny the Younger
gptkbp:studiedBy
archaeologists
volcanologists
gptkbp:type
Plinian eruption
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Pompeii
gptkb:Herculaneum
gptkbp:victim
thousands
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin
gptkb:Mount_Vesuvius
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Campania,_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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