The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 968 AD has been classified as either a Subplinian or a Strombolian eruption.
The main textual sources that contain information about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 968 AD are as follows:
1 – Leo Marsicanus (1046-1115) wrote in a chronicle of the Cassino Monastery.
2 – Damianus Petrus, Opera Omnia, Opusculum XIX. [2]
“Mount Vesuvius exploded with flames and emitted a great amount of gluey and sulphurous matter that formed a river hurriedly flowing to the sea”.
The eruption took place 78 years prior to Leo Marsicanus’ birth. Both sources report lava flowing into the sea.
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References;
An Overview of the History of Mount Vesuvius
1 – Mount Vesuvius: 2000 years of volcanological observations
2 – Vesuvius Before the 1631 Eruption
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