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The destruction of the Roman town of Pompeii is a
good example. Pompeii was an industrial town and seaport located on the
southwestern coast of Italy. Pompeii was founded before the sixth
century B.C., and quickly became a very successful city. Pompeii was
also a beautiful place, in part because it was located near the foot of
a local mountain, called Mt. Vesuvius. Unfortunately for the citizens of
Pompeii, Vesuvius was a volcano. It is possible that the Romans knew
this. Since Vesuvius was quiet during the history of Pompeii, they may
have thought that Vesuvius was an extinct, or dead volcano. If so, they
were wrong.
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Mt. Vesuvius from the city of Pompeii
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