Pompeii
CountryItaly
Date79 AD
Notable FeatureExcavated area 66 ha
RegionNaples
About Pompeii
Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 2,000 people died. Preserved under 6 m of volcanic ash for 1,700 years. Plaster casts of victims show their final moments. Graffiti on the walls includes Latin insults and love poems.
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