<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum (c. 1821) by John Martin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Volcano </Th> <Td> Mount Vesuvius </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> August 24--25 (probable), AD 79 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Vesuvian </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Campania, Italy 40 ° 49 ′ N 14 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 40.817 ° N 14.433 ° E ﻿ / 40.817; 14.433 Coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′ N 14 ° 26 ′ E ﻿ / ﻿ 40.817 ° N 14.433 ° E ﻿ / 40.817; 14.433 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> VEI </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impact </Th> <Td> Buried the Roman settlements of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius </Th> </Tr>

When did mount vesuvius erupt and destroy pompeii