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    Pompeii [a] was an ancient city in what is now the comune (municipality) of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD .

  2. 2 days ago · Pompeii, preserved ancient Roman city in Campania, Italy, that was destroyed by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The circumstances of its destruction preserved Pompeii’s remains as a unique document of Greco-Roman life. Learn more about Pompeii, including its history and excavations.

  3. Dec 11, 2018 · Timetables, tickets, map and guide to the excavations of the official Pompeii Archaeological Site, Boscoreale, Oplontis, Stabiae, Longola.

  4. Aug 27, 2010 · Pompeii and Herculaneum were flourishing resorts on the coast of Italy until Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D., burying the cities’ ruins under tons of ash and rock.

  5. Nearly 2,000 years ago, Pompeii was a bustling city located in what is now southern Italy. But in the summer of A.D. 79, the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted. It spewed smoke and toxic gas...

  6. Mar 21, 2018 · Pompeii was a large Roman town in Campania, Italy which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Excavated in the 19th-20th century, its excellent state of preservation...

  7. When Mount Vesuvius erupted cataclysmically in the summer of A.D. 79, the nearby Roman town of Pompeii was buried under several feet of ash and rock. The ruined city remained frozen in time until...

  8. Archeologische gebieden van Pompeii, Herculaneum en Torre Annunziata. Toen de vulkaan Vesuvius uitbarstte op 24 augustus in het jaar 79, overspoelde het de twee bloeiende Romeinse steden Pompeii en Herculaneum met lava, evenals de vele rijke villa's in het gebied.

  9. Welcome to the Archaeological Park of Pompei, the most important and famous archaeological site in the world. The Park counts among the sites of its competence, in addition to the archaeological area of Pompei, the Antiquarium of Boscoreale, the archaeological excavations of Oplontis (Torre Annunziata), the archaeological excavations of Stabiae (Castellamare di Stabia), the Naturalistic ...

  10. Pompeii, preserved ancient Roman city in Campania, Italy, that was destroyed by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The circumstances of its destruction preserved Pompeii’s remains as a unique document of Greco-Roman life. Learn more about Pompeii, including its history and excavations.

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