Words similar to vesuvius

Example sentences for: vesuvius

How can you use “vesuvius” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Vesuvius (Vesuvio)
All visits to Pompeii and Herculaneum should begin or end here, since the world-famous collections beautifully display not only the paintings and mosaics buried there nearly 2,000 years ago by Mount Vesuvius, but a host of other sculptures from the region’s villas and temples, brought here for safe-keeping.
Another world unto itself, the exhilarating chaos of Naples commands its magnificent bay, the visible isles of Ischia and Capri, and the ruins of Pompeii in the shadow of Vesuvius, its still active volcano.
Three major volcanoes in the south, Naples’ Vesuvius, and Sicily’s Stromboli and Etna, are still active.
Vesuvius blotted out the flourishing town along with Herculaneum on 24 August a.d. 79, burying it under 7 m (23 ft) of ash: It is still being slowly excavated.