The 1908 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were relocated on financial grounds following the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, which claimed over 100 lives; Rome eventually hosted the Games in 1960.
Programme for the 1908 Summer Olympics
Dorando Pietri finishes the marathon.
Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera, resulting from the collapse of an earlier, much higher structure.
Mount Vesuvius
City of Naples with Mount Vesuvius
The main cone of Vesuvius and the cliff of Monte Somma's caldera separated by the valley of Atrio di Cavallo
Famous view of Vesuvius and the historic Pine of Naples overlooking the city of Naples in the 19th century, by Giorgio Sommer