Pompeii Italy Today
Pompeii was buried under an almost 20.
Pompeii italy today. Pompeii p m p e i was an ancient roman city near modern naples in the campania region of italy in the territory of the comune of pompei. Once a bustling blue collar port town pompeiis fate was sealed with the eruption of mount vesuvius in 79 ad. Today pompeii is a unesco world heritage site. Pompeii also known as the forgotten city was a roman settlement that was devastated by volcanic eruptions in 79 ad.
The city was first occupied by romans in the. The world of body. Learning from pompeii by carroll william. Life in pompeii.
Mount vesuvius a volcano near the bay of naples in italy is hundreds of thousands. Embark upon this 7 night tour of italys mesmerising amalfi coast the historic city of pompeii and the coastal town of sorrento with jules verne. Erotic art in pompeii and herculaneum has been both exhibited as art and censored as pornography. The roman cities around the bay of naples were destroyed by the.
On august 24 79 ad mount vesuvius a 4000 foot volcano near the bay of naples in italy erupted taking down an entire city.