Historedia
Group or institution

Mount Etna

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1669

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mount Etna, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Mount Etna erupts, destroying Nicolosi

    1669

    Role: Active stratovolcano

    1. 15 April 1669 · Catania city wallsFlows Reach Catania

      Lava flows reached the city walls of Catania on 15 April 1669.

    2. Post-1669 assessment · Historical recordCasualty Assessment

      Contemporaneous accounts and studies refute widespread reports of 20,000 fatalities.

Sources

  1. Mount Etna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04