The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 203 AD

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 203 AD has been classified as either a Subplinian or a Strombolian eruption.

The primary textual sources that contain information about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 203 AD are as follows:

Dione Cassio Niceo, Historiae Romanae, liber LXXVI.

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References;

Complete List of Vesuvian Eruptions

1 – Mount Vesuvius: 2000 years of volcanological observations

2 – Vesuvius Before the 1631 Eruption

3 – Chronology of Vesuvius’ activity from A.D. 79 to 1631 based on archeomagnetism of lavas and historical sources

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