Ready to Erupt

We have been finding out about volcanoes in Geography. We have each chosen two different volcanoes and we have been able to find out facts about them including: location, date of last eruption and size. The children enjoyed being able to choose their own two volcanoes and they enjoyed being able to compare them both. After we finished, we looked in the atlases to found out exactly where these volcanoes are and in linked it nicely with our Geography unit looking at Europe and also our History unit looking at Greece and Rome. I wonder if you know a very famous volcano that erupted in Italy near Naples. It is known for destroying a nearby town beginning with P.