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Mount Vesuvius Eruption, 79 BCE

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Victims of the Mount Vesuvius Eruption
Victims of the Mount Vesuvius Eruption

The 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius completely destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum. Today plaster casts of actual victims found during excavations are on display in some of the ruins. The site is called Garden of the Fugitives.