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  2. Pompeii - Wikipedia

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    Pompeii in Latin is a second declension masculine nominative plural noun (Pompeiī, -ōrum).According to Theodor Kraus, "The root of the word Pompeii would appear to be the Oscan word for the number five, pompe, which suggests that either the community consisted of five hamlets or perhaps it was settled by a family group (gens Pompeia)."

  3. Pompei - Wikipedia

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    Pompei (Italian:; Neapolitan: Pumpeje [pumˈbɛːjə]), in English also Pompeii (/ p ɒ m ˈ p eɪ (i)/ pom-PAY(-ee), as in the name of the ancient city) is a city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, home of the ancient Roman ruins of Pompeii that are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

  4. Amphitheatre of Pompeii - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. 2 victims of ancient Pompeii eruption found, along with gold ...

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    An archaeologist works on the recently discovered remains of a victim in the archaeological site of the ancient city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in AD 79 by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, in ...

  6. Travel: Remarkable artifacts reveal Pompeii history in ... - AOL

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    In conjunction with the Pompeii exhibit, the museum center’s Omnimax theater will also be showing the documentary "Volcanoes: The Fires of Creation," which includes a segment filmed at modern ...

  7. Striking Roman paintings uncovered in Pompeii after nearly ...

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    Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were seaside resorts favored by wealthy Romans when they were devastated by the eruption, which lasted for more than 24 hours and had the power of many thousands of ...

  8. Conservation issues of Pompeii and Herculaneum - Wikipedia

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    Ancient Herculaneum (bottom), modern Ercolano (center), and Vesuvius (top). Pompeii and Herculaneum were once thriving towns, 2,000 years ago, in the Bay of Naples. Both cities have rich histories influenced by Greeks, Oscans, Etruscans, Samnites and finally the Romans.

  9. DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii ... - AOL

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    Pompeii’s unique preservation of the tragic tableaux of its citizens’ final moments has provided archaeologists with a way to understand what life was like during the Roman Empire.

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