Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (79 AD)

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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 6