In 79 C.E.,the citizens of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the Roman Empire were buried by pyroclastic debris derived from an eruption of ________.
A) Mt.Olympus
B) Olympus Mons
C) Mt.Vesuvius
D) Mt.St.Helens

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The eruption that buried the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E. was caused by Mt. Vesuvius, a volcano located near Naples, Italy. Mt. Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece, Olympus Mons is a volcano on the planet Mars, and Mt. St. Helens is a volcano in the state of Washington, USA. None of these were responsible for the eruption that affected Pompeii and Herculaneum.

In 79 CE,The Citizens of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the Roman Empire