Quote Originally Posted by SteyrAUG View Post
Krakatoa was huge and pretty sure the biggest eruption in recorded history. However, Pompeii and Herculanium are fascinating, especially given how much was preserved.
A good read by Simon Winchester: https://www.amazon.com/Krakatoa-Worl.../dp/0060838590

By the way, it is rebuilding and is now above water again, growing and erupting: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-deadlier.html