- Area Vesuvio
- Account of 1785 eruption Archived Setyembri 4, 2009 at the Wayback Machine by Hester Thrale.
- Stromboli Online - Vesuvius & Campi Flegrei
- Bronze age settlement destroyed 3,500 years ago Archived Juniu 18, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Three decades of Seismic Activity at Mt. Vesuvius 1972-2000 (Adobe PDF) Archived Eneru 21, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Wall painting of Vesuvius found in Pompeii Archived Oktubri 19, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Translation of Pliny the Elder's Natural History
- Translation of Book V, Chapter 4 of the Roman historian Strabo's Geographica, which discusses Vesuvius and its volcanic history
- Translation of Book II of the Roman architect Vitruvius' De Architectura, which describes Vesuvius' volcanic past
- Suetonius' brief account of the earthquake in 64 in his biographies of the Caesars
- Tacitus' brief account of the earthquake in 64, see paragraph 15.34
- Greek, Carthaginian, and Roman Agricultural Writers (includes Pliny the Elder) Archived Juliu 18, 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Derivation of the name "Plinian" (UCSB Volcano Information Center)
- Translation of Pliny the Younger's letters describing the 79 eruption
- ERUPT Project - Vesuvius
- The eruption of Vesuvius of 79 AD and its impact on human environment in Pompei (Adobe PDF)
- Herculaneum: Destruction and Re-discovery
- Live Mount Vesuvius Webcams: from Casalnuovo, from Sorrento
- Official Vesuvius National Park website (in Italian) Archived Pebreru 1, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- Vesuvius National Park brochure (Adobe PDF) Archived Mayu 28, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Vesuvius National Park
- Summary of the emergency plan for the Vesuvius area (in Italian) Archived Juniu 13, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- National emergency plan for the Vesuvius area (in Italian) Archived Juniu 13, 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- US Today article on Vesuvius emergency preparation
- Disaster preparedness page for the US Naval Support Actitivy Naples Archived Disyembri 29, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Early Warning of Volcanic eruptions and Earthquakes in the Neapolitan area, Campania Region, South Italy Archived Setyembri 27, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Guardian Newspaper article - "In the shadow of the volcano"
- Guardian Newspaper article "Italy ready to pay to clear slopes of volcano"
- Tango Diva article - "Mount Vesuvius, the sleeping giant" Archived Setyembri 24, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Explore Italian Volcanoes, at Dipartimento di Fisica "E. Amaldi" Universita' Roma Tre, Italy Archived Eneru 19, 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Image of Vesuvius at Volcano World Archived Juliu 5, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Top volcanoes worldwide Archived Agostu 26, 2010 at the Wayback Machine (i.e. Famous and recent eruptions)
- Global volcanism program entry on Somma-Vesuvius
- Definition of a somma volcano
- Geotimes article - "Vesuvius’ next eruption"
- Vesuvius Observatory