The eruption of this volcano in 79 A.D. caused an estimated 16,000 deaths
The deaths of 600 sheep from "tainted air" in the vicinity of 
Pompeii reported by Seneca the Younger leads ... are to be interpreted as early-
morning, low-volume explosions not seen from Misenum, causing Rectina to 
send her... [DOC] [TLE] Mount Vesuvius Volcano - Earth Facts and Information [PAR] During the eruption in 79 A.D., Pliny the Younger saw the volcanic eruption ...