What were the effects of the 1st and last eruptions of Mt. Etna?

The first recorded eruption of Mount Etna occurred in the 18th century bc, although geological studies show that it was active before that period. Since then about 90 recorded eruptions have occurred. One of the most violent occurred in AD 1669, when the town of Catania was destroyed. In 1928 two villages were almost completely buried by a flow of lava and in 1947 two new craters were formed by renewed activity of the volcano. Eruptions also occurred in 1971, 1981, 1983, and 1992.