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Pompeii (/ p ɒ m ˈ p eɪ (i)/ ⓘ pom-PAY(-ee), Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]) 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, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatres. It is located in the ancient city of Pompeii, near Naples, and was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, that also buried the city of Pompeii and the neighbouring town of Herculaneum. Six bodies were found during the excavations. [2]
Pompeii and Mt. Vesuvius in 1900. Excavations were carried out in the ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, both of which had been covered by ashes during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79. These excavations began in 1748 in Pompeii, while in Herculaneum they began in 1738 under the auspices of King Charles VII of Naples.
More than 100 casts have been made to date. Now, scientists have used ancient DNA collected from the casts that have been made to better understand the Pompeii residents and their origins. What ...
New excavations in Pompeii have revealed the skeletons of three victims of the 79 AD volcanic eruption. The Pompeiians had taken refuge in a house but were killed under a collapsed attic ...
The Temple of Isis in Pompeii (c. 1870). The Temple of Isis is a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis.This small and almost intact temple was one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764. [1]
But the debris that covered the town also preserved it until the remains were rediscovered some 1,700 years later. This beautiful statue is one of more than 150 priceless artifacts displayed at ...
The House of the Surgeon [1] is one of the most famous houses in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and is named after ancient surgical instruments that were found there. Along with the rest of the city, it was buried and largely preserved under 4 to 6 m of volcanic ash and pumice in the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD .