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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.
English: from Pompeii, Regio VI, Insula Occidentalis, The Three Graces, 1st-century BC-1st century AD, Fresco, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (inv. 9231). Dimensions 53 × 47 cm (20.8 × 18.5 in)
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English: Identifier: pompeianaedifice00gell (find matches) Title: Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii Year: 1817 Authors: Gell, William ...
Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city doomed and buried by Mount Vesuvius’s deadly eruption in AD79.. The most impressive discovery is ...
View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: lar for supporting the table.The lower portions of the columns and pilasterswere painted blue.
The sketches of gladiator stick figures were discovered during excavations in recent months in Pompeii, a once-thriving city that was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted nearly 2,000 years ago.
This week, uncover the secrets of Pompeii through ancient DNA, meet an adventurous emperor penguin, seek signs of mysterious Planet Nine, and more. The truth behind embracing figures found in ...