Pompeii
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| '''Pompeii''' is a ruined [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] city near modern [[Naples]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region of [[Campania]], in the territory of the [[comune]] of [[Pompei]]. | '''Pompeii''' is a ruined [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] city near modern [[Naples]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region of [[Campania]], in the territory of the [[comune]] of [[Pompei]]. | ||
| - | It, along with [[Herculaneum]] were destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the [[volcano]] [[Mount Vesuvius]] on [[24 August]] [[79]] AD. | + | It, along with [[Herculaneum]] were [[destroyed]], and completely [[buried]], during a catastrophic eruption of the [[volcano]] [[Mount Vesuvius]] on [[24 August]] [[79]] AD. |
| The volcano buried Pompeii under many meters of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in [[1748]]. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of [[Italy]] and a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. | The volcano buried Pompeii under many meters of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in [[1748]]. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of [[Italy]] and a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. | ||
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Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It, along with Herculaneum were destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius on 24 August 79 AD.
The volcano buried Pompeii under many meters of ash, and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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