In this sword-and-sandal actioner by Paul W.S. Anderson, Mount Vesuvius erupts, and a slave-turned-gladiator (Kit Harrington) woos a wealthy woman (Emily Browning) as Pompeii is destroyed. Anderson is ...

Mount Vesuvius (Italian: Monte Vesuvio, Latin: Mons Vesuvius) is a stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy, about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one ...