Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano in southern Italy, about 15 km from Naples. Located on the shores of the Gulf of Naples in the province of Naples, Campania region. It is part of the Apennine mountain system, the height is 1281 m
Presumably, the Vesuvius volcano appeared 25,000 years ago as a result of the collision of two tectonic plates.
The Romans believed that Mount Vesuvius was dedicated to Hercules, while performing his labors, he passed near the city of Cuma on the way to Sicily and found a place there, which was called the Phlegrean Valley (Valley of Fire), from the hill that long ago emitted fire, which is now called Vesuvius. With the help of the gods, he pacified the region and moved on. as well as the city of Herculaneum was named after her.
In 79 AD one of the most catastrophic eruptions of the Vesuvius volcano occurred near Naples. As a result of this cataclysm, several thousand inhabitants of the Roman city of Pompeii died, Herculaneum and Stabiae and several small villages and villas located at the foot of the volcano