In A.D. 79, entire towns were overwhelmed by an eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius; lava from the eruption even preserved the body casts of fleeing victims. One of those towns was

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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 overwhelmed Roman Herculaneum, along with nearby Pompeii and other towns. Lava from the eruption also preserved the body casts of fleeing victims. Milan and Naples are cities in Italy but were not directly affected by the eruption, and Ostia is a coastal town near Rome but was not in the immediate vicinity of Mount Vesuvius.

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