imagine standing on the edge of a ticking time bomb a bomb that wiped out entire cities in a single day welcome to Mount Vesuvius Italy's most infamous volcano located just 9 km east of Naples this mountain is more than just a Scenic backdrop it's an active volcano with a history of Destruction that goes back thousands of years in 79 ad it erupted with such force that the cities of Pompei and herculanum were buried under Ash and pmus freezing them time today over 3 million people live in its shadow making it one of the most dangerous volcanoes on Earth so why do people still live here because the land is incredibly fertile thanks to the very Ash that once destroyed it but don't be fooled Mount Vesuvius is still active and scientists say it could erupt again the question is when