Pompeii

ancient city, Italy
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Also known as: Pompei
Italian:
Pompei
Key People:
Giuseppe Fiorelli
Related Topics:
mosaic
ancient Italic people
fresco painting
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Pompeii experts back Pliny's account of Mount Vesuvius eruption date Dec. 13, 2024, 5:07 AM ET (The Guardian)

Pompeii, preserved ancient Roman city in Campania, Italy, 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Naples, at the southeastern base of Mount Vesuvius. Around noon on August 24, 79 ce, a huge eruption from Mount Vesuvius showered volcanic debris over the city of Pompeii, followed the next day by clouds of blisteringly hot gases. Buildings were destroyed, the population was crushed or asphyxiated, and the city was buried beneath a blanket of ash and pumice. For many centuries Pompeii slept beneath its pall of ash, which perfectly preserved the remains. When these were finally unearthed, in the 1700s, the world was ...(100 of 2929 words)