July 64★★★★★
Great Fire of Rome
A great fire destroys much of Rome under Emperor Nero, who afterwards blames the city's Christians.
Disaster· Italy
Timeline
4 events1st century
- 79★★★★★
Eruption of Vesuvius buries Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash and pumice and preserving them to this day.
Disaster· Italy
14th century
- October 1347 – 1351★★★★★
Black Death reaches Europe
Plague arrives at Messina, Sicily, on merchant ships and spreads across Europe, killing roughly a third of its population.
DiseaseDisaster· Italy
20th century
- April 26, 1937★★★★★
Bombing of Guernica
German and Italian aircraft supporting the Nationalists bomb the Basque town of Guernica, an event depicted in Picasso's famous painting.
WarDisaster· Spain, Germany, Italy