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<B>A vibrant, diverse history of Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples in the age of Romanticism</B><BR />  <BR /> Vesuvius is best known for its disastrous eruption of 79CE. But only after 1738, in the age of Enlightenment, did the excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii reveal its full extent. In an era of groundbreaking scientific endeavour and violent revolution, Vesuvius became a focal point of strong emotions and political...
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