Where What Who When
- Where.Pompeii is located in Italy near Oplontis , Herculano , and Napoles. These cities are located in Italy. In the map shown you can see how close the volcano is to the city of Pompeii. It is located near the Bay of Naples Italy.
- Who. The volcano is named Mount Vesuvius and is thousands of years old and has erupted more than 50 times.More than 2,000 people died from the eruption.
- What. The most famous eruption from this volcano was when it covered the land in thick volcanic ash and killed many people.This volcano is in the hundred thousands for its age.
- When. Its most famous eruption was during A.D. 79. A group of explorers discovered this in 1748. The eruption was sixteen years after an earthquake nearby.