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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.
Located about 14 miles (22.5 kilometers) southeast of Naples in what’s now Italy’s Campania region, Pompeii was geographically ideal due to its port, according to the study.
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]
Nearly forgotten for almost two millennia, today Pompeii is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy. Travel: Hocking Hills boasts hiking, Frozen Festival, opening of pencil sharpener ...
Some of the assumptions we made about the citizens the city’s destruction were pretty inaccurate.
Following ancient theatre tradition, a machine used for suspending the gods and heroes was located at the left side of the stage. [7] The orchestra, the semicircle structure below the stage, has been noted for its decor. Excavations have uncovered vividly colored marble and stone opus sectile in the orchestra area of the Odeon. [5]
It comes from block No. 10 of Pompeii’s ninth section, a never-before-excavated area of the town destroyed in the eruption of the Vesuvius volcano in 79 A.D.