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Which came first: the death of Julius Caesar or the eruption that buried Pompeii?
The death of Julius Caesar came first, in 44 BC. The eruption that buried Pompeii followed 122 years later, in AD 79.
- First44 BC
The death of Julius Caesar
person · diesJulius Caesar was stabbed in Rome on the Ides of March, 44 BC.
- SecondAD 79
The eruption that buried Pompeii
event · happenedVesuvius buried Pompeii in AD 79, preserving a Roman town under ash.
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