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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.
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.
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People from Pompeii (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "People from Pompei" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of ...
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, bust at Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.. The gens Pompeia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, first appearing in history during the second century BC, and frequently occupying the highest offices of the Roman state from then until imperial times.
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"American Pompeii" is the eighth track on the Anthrax album Stomp 442 (1995). "This Was Pompeii" is the name of a song by Dar Williams about the city, on the album Mortal City (1997). "Pompeii" is also the title of a song by indie-rock trio Sleater-Kinney off of their fifth album, All Hands on the Bad One (2000).