Less severe outbursts continued into the next day , only to be followed by other large , but not as destructive , eruptions later that year .

mount vesuvius , a stratovolcano in modern-day italy , erupted Process_start in 79 ad in one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions Catastrophe in european history , which was witnessed and documented Recording by pliny the younger , a roman administrator and poet .

The event is the namesake for the Vesuvian type of volcanic eruptions Catastrophe , characterized by eruption columns of hot gases and ash exploding into the stratosphere , although the event also included Cause_to_be_included pyroclastic flows associated Collaboration with Pelean eruptions Catastrophe .

The event is the namesake for the Vesuvian type of volcanic eruptions Catastrophe , characterized by eruption columns of hot gases and ash exploding into the stratosphere , although the event also included Cause_to_be_included pyroclastic flows associated Collaboration with Pelean eruptions Catastrophe .