12h 2min, aug 24, 79 y - "Pliny's mother tells his uncle about a cloud appearing overtop Mount Vesuvius. There had been tremors in the days leading up to this, though this was not out of character for the area of Campania. Winds carry much of the ash to the southeast. The "Plinian phase" of the eruption begins."
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12h 2min, aug 24, 79 y
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~ 1947 years ago