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Dec 11, 2018 · Timetables, tickets, map and guide to the excavations of the official Pompeii Archaeological Site, Boscoreale, Oplontis, Stabiae, Longola
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 gives an invaluable insight into Roman everyday life.
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...
SCIENCE. REFERENCE. Pompeii. Archaeologists are investigating the remains of Pompeii, a city frozen in time. By James Owens. 5 min read. On a fateful summer morning in A.D. 79, Mount Vesuvius...
Oct 3, 2019 · by Carole Raddato. published on 03 October 2019. Available in other languages: French, Italian, Korean, Spanish, Turkish. Visitors to Naples and its surrounding area could be overwhelmed by the number of archaeological wonders to see.
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (a volcano near the Bay of Naples) in 79 C.E. making the town one of the best-preserved examples of a Roman city, and tourists today marvel at the sensation of walking through a real ancient city.
Pompeii, with its well-preserved buildings in an excavated area of 44 ha, is the only archaeological site in the world that provides a complete picture of an ancient Roman city.
