Table of Contents

Introduction
Somma-Vesuvius: The Campanian Plain
Volcanic Activity
Chronology of the Eruptions of Vesuvius
Backdrop for the eruption: Literary, Iconographic and Volcanological Sources Related to the Somma-Vesuvius in the First Century A.D.
The Sarno River
The Coastline in the First Century A.D.
The Hill of Pompeii
The Promontory of Herculaneum
The Stabian Site
Urbanization of the Territory
Foreshadowing events between 62 and A.d. 79: Preface
The Earthquake of A.d. 62
Seismic Activity between A.D. 62 and 79
The Eruption: Preface
An account of the Eruption in Pliny's Two Letters
The Effects of the Eruption in Pompeii and Stabiae
The Effects of the Eruption in Herculaneum
The Final Phase of the Eruption
The discovery of human bodies: The Discovery of Human Bodies in Pompeii
Pompeian stories and legends: The Sentry of the Herculaneum Gate
The Lady of the Jewels
Pompeian Dogs
The Priests of the Temple of Isis
The Matron of the House of the Faun
The Victims of the House of Menander
Groups in Flight
Arria Marcella
The Group of the Nucerian Gate
Principal Eruptions of Vesuvius from 25000 years ago until 1631
Principal Eruptions of Vesuvius from 1631-1944
Glossary of Volcanology
Selected Bibliography.