Mount Vesuvius

Today two million people live in the immediate vicinity of Mount Vesuvius. This mountain has erupted more than 50 times since the eruption in 79 A.D., when it buried Pompeii and its sister city, Herculaneum. After Pompeii was buried and lost to history, the volcano continued to erupt every 100 years until about 1037 A.D., when it entered a 600-year period of quiescence. In 1631, the volcano killed an additional 4000 unsuspecting inhabitants. It was during the restoration after this eruption that workers discovered the ruins of Pompeii, buried and forgotten for nearly 1600 years.

• AD : après JC
• Buried : enseveli
• Quiescence : sommeil
• Unsuspecting : sans méfiance

1. Where is Mount Vesuvius

2.When was Pompeii buried by the eruption of mount Vesuvius ?

3. How many persons were killed during the eruption in 1631 ?

4. Is mount vesuvius' eruption activity effusive or explosive ? What information can help you : violence, ash, unexpected (inattendu)?

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