24 August 79 August 23, 2011 Author: Staff The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried as Mount Vesuvius erupts. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away." Wayne Dyer — Click here for more from Wayne Dyer No related posts. Categories: History Tags: 24 August, 79