Mount Vesuvius

Mount Vesuvius is in Italy.There are three nearby town's. They are called

Pompeii,Naples and Herculaneum.Mount Vesuvius was first erupted in 24 August,AD 79.It is 1,220 metres high.We know because a man called Pliny wrote about the volcano when it erupted in AD 79.Mount Vesuvius covered Pompeii and Herculaneum in lava and ash.And that is the story of Mount Vesuvius.