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  2. Pompeii - Wikipedia

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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.

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  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. A 'stunning' discovery: Rare and expensive blue room ... - AOL

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    POMPEII, Italy — Buried and unseen for nearly 2,000 years, a sacred room has been unearthed at Pompeii with painted blue walls, a rare and expensive color in the Roman city.. Describing it as a ...

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

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    Visitors start with a video that sets the stage for the events they’re about to see unfold. Later in the exhibit, visitors stroll through a reproduced atrium from a Roman villa.

  7. House of the Vettii - Wikipedia

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    Map of Pompeii. House of the Vettii highlighted in red. The House of the Vettii is a domus located in the Roman town Pompeii, which was preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The house is named for its owners, two successful freedmen: Aulus Vettius Conviva, an Augustalis, and Aulus Vettius Restitutus. [1]

  8. House of the Greek Epigrams - Wikipedia

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    Floor plan of the House of the Greek Epigrams Pompeii (V 1,18) Entering the home using its front entrance (18), a visitor could look across a wide atrium with impluvium slightly offset to the right, through a curtained tablinum to the red and white-columned peristyle where a mural on the rear wall depicted a bull attacked by a tiger.

  9. Painting in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Punishment of Ixion, House of the Vettii, Pompeii Painting in ancient Rome is a rather poorly understood aspect of Roman art, as there are few survivals, which are mostly wall-paintings from Pompeii, Herculaneum and other sites buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, where many decorative wall paintings were preserved under the ashes and hardened lava.