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What if Vesuvius never erupted?

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But what if Vesuvius had never erupted? What if Pompeii and Herculaneum still stood and weren't smothered by the volcano's historic eruption? Would the people of Pompeii thrive? A new study published in the Journal: Toxicology Letters explains, probably not. read more

To summarize, if Mount Vesuvius erupts today, it wouldn't be a pretty picture. Given its potential, Vesuvius could endanger more than 3 million people and wipe out the city of Naples [source: Than]. Next, we'll learn what happened to Pompeii and Herculaneum that gave Vesuvius its notable reputation. read more

If Vesuvius never erupted even once, it wouldn’t have formed a volcano. Vesuvius has been building for some 30,000 or 40,000 years prior to it erupting in 79 CE; it has continued erupting throughout the ages, with its most recent eruption in 1944. read more

When you think of Pompeii, you think of the massive eruption in 79 CE and subsequent mass killing of the Romans who inhabited Pompeii and Herculaneum.You may picture the eerie casts that lay around the streets of Pompeii and the faces of those who perished in the fires of Vesuvius. read more

:: Immediately, not much. But as a previous answer mentioned, down the line our knowledge of the glory that was Rome would be much poorer. Let’s assume History happens as we know it, except from the knowledge acquired from the rediscovery of Pompey & Herculanum, and the effect it had on the Europeans’ imagination. read more

Vesuvius has erupted dozens of times since its last massive eruption in AD 79. But news reporters and documentaries, the most easily consumable sources of expert advice (that phrase badly needs inverted commas), tell me the volcano is overdue for another catastrophic eruption. read more

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