[DOC] [TLE] Vesuvius | Define Vesuvius at Dictionary.com [PAR] Vesuvius definition, Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its 
eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d. 79. ... 
Average height: 1220 m (4003 ft) Italian name Vesuvio (vezuvjo) ... Naples, of 
unknown origin; perhaps from Celtic root *ves- "mountain" or Oscan fesf "smoke, 
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Check, spelling games, spelling tests ... Vesuvius, Vesuvius is the name of the 
volcanic mountain which overlooks Naples. ... plume, The eruption created a 
huge plume of smoke. ... surge, A surge of hot, molten lava made its way down 
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Metropolitan City of ... Due to its history of recent activity and nearby population, 
Mount Etna has ... In Arabic, it was called   Jabal al-Nr (the Mountain of 
Fire). ... in the slope of the mountain near the base of the present-day summit 
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people now living close to it coupled with its tendency towards explosive 
eruptions. ... sources, Vesuvius came from the Oscan word fesf which means "
smoke. ... that the name "Vesuvius" is derived from the Indo-European root ves- = 
"hearth". [DOC] [TLE] The Secret of New Pompeii - Lifeboat Network [PAR] May 14, 2016 ... Vesuvius, the great mountain guardian of Pompeii, was angry. ... Though the 
young man's name was lost to the ages, his legacy would never be ... On this day 
every year, during the month of Iunius, the city joined its sister ... She was waiting 
near the central fountain. ... Livius, I don't like this, said Epaphra. [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - Pompeii: Portents of Disaster [PAR] Mar 29, 2011 ... Read a detailed account about the disaster at Pompeii. ... getting on with their 
busy lives, in total ignorance of what was to come. ... the sighting of a column of 
smoke ... triggered a response more of curiosity than of alarm ... security, though 
they were aware of the signs of burning at the peak of the mountain. [DOC] [TLE] Volcanic Case Histories - Tulane University [PAR] Sep 30, 2015 ... What we know of the eruption that took place in 79 A.D. comes from two ... The 
account given by Pliny the Younger says nothing about what happened to the 
towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, close to the volcano. .... It reaches a rum 
distillery near the coast, burying all but its smokestack, and killing 24... [DOC] [TLE] Curses and Smoke: Book Excerpt - Vicky Alvear Shecter [PAR] Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii by author Vicky Alvear Shecter ... and 
finally, still on the run, he struck a swinging straw man on its chest. ... Cool clay 
from near the cistern, he called to a wide-eyed slave standing by. ... Metrodona 
is fine, she said in a low voice, coming closer when the gladiator had passed. [DOC] [TLE] Curses and Smoke: A Novel of Pompeii - Amazon.com [PAR] Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Curses and Smoke: A Novel 
of Pompeii at ... You know its not going to end well for some since it is in Pompeii. 
..... Pompeii. The name says it all. We think of volcanic eruptions, Pliny, and the .... 
Lucia comes across as more whiny and unwilling to do much to change her... [DOC] [TLE] Volcano | S I D D H A R     R E I C H [PAR] Jan 29, 2011 ... Mount Zion can be translated as The Pillar Mountain which is explicitly ... the 
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Question: It's said the name of this mountain near Pompeii comes from a word for smoke
Answer: Vesuvius