eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79

major eruption of stratovolcano in southern Italy
Event plinian_eruption Q2411998
eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
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eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79

Summary

eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 is a Plinian eruption[1]. It draws 2,781 Wikipedia views per month (plinian_eruption category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 is in the country of Roman Empire[3].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's image is recorded as Aivazovsky - Destruction of Pompeii.jpg[4].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's instance of is recorded as Plinian eruption[5].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1162154381051830291887[6].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85142964[7].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's location is recorded as Mount Vesuvius[8].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's location is recorded as Naples[9].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's location is recorded as Roman Empire[10].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's Commons category is recorded as Vesuvius eruptions in 79[11].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's point in time is recorded as +0079-10-24T00:00:00Z[12].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's point in time is recorded as +0079-11-23T00:00:00Z[13].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.82138888888889, 'lon': 14.442777777777778}[14].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gfh_gg[15].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD[16].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000766942[17].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's described by source is recorded as Epistulae by Pliny the Younger[19].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's has effect is recorded as destruction of Pompeii[21].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's volcanic explosivity index is recorded as Volcanic explosivity index 5: Plinian[22].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's location map is recorded as Map of Italia meridionale.svg[23].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's FAST ID is recorded as 1353035[24].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's destroyed is recorded as Pompeii[25].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's destroyed is recorded as Herculaneum[26].
  • eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79's destroyed is recorded as Stabiae[27].

Why It Matters

eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 draws 2,781 Wikipedia views per month (plinian_eruption category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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