Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: School Publishers: Unraveling Ancient Mysteries: Pompeii
Harcourt School reveals the background to the 79 C.E. eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum. Features include animations of the eruption, pictures, and information to explore.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About Mount Vesuvius
Read about the geology and history of Mount Vesuvius in Italy, how it was formed, its destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in AD 79, the next eruption in 1944, and what it is like today.