Mallorean
By the time of the Vesuvius eruption, there were a number of prosperous towns clustered at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. The area was renowned for its agricultural fertility.
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Vesuvius eruption
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Pliny the Younger wrote a first-hand account of the eruption, 25 years later, based on his view of events from across the bay.