For ten points, give the name of this Italian volcano, whose eruption in 79 AD devastated the city of Pompeii.
The Mercato and Avellino eruptions occurred here, and this volcano's most recent eruption damaged about 80 American aircraft in World War II, making it the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted in the last century. Its most famous eruption was written about by a man whose uncle died as a result, (*) Pliny the Younger, and it destroyed the city of Herculaneum, alongside a city whose well-preserved remains were recently discovered. For ten points, give the name of this Italian volcano, whose eruption in 79 AD devastated the city of Pompeii.
The Mercato and Avellino eruptions occurred here, and this volcano's most recent eruption damaged about 80 American aircraft in World War II, making it the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted in the last century.
Mount {Vesuvius}