What Destroyed the Roman Colonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79

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Multiple Choice

What destroyed the Roman colonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 C.E

• A) The eruption of a volcano
• B) The invasion of a foreign army
• C) Leprosy
• D) A tidal wave
• E) None of these answers is correct.

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