Pompeii was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it was buried under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

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Country: Italy
Inception: 600 BC
Website: http://www.pompeiisites.org

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Pompeii

ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy

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