In what year did Mount Vesuvius erupt and bury Pompeii?

Which other Roman town was buried by the same eruption that destroyed Pompeii?

Who wrote eyewitness letters describing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed Pompeii?

What deadly volcanic phenomenon killed most of the people who remained in Pompeii during the eruption?

Approximately how many people are estimated to have lived in Pompeii before the eruption?

In what century was Pompeii rediscovered and systematic excavation begun?

What technique did archaeologists develop at Pompeii to preserve the forms of eruption victims?

Which Roman emperor was ruling when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79?

What type of everyday object found at Pompeii has provided historians with evidence of Roman diet and trade?

What major earthquake struck the Pompeii region seventeen years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius?