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The ancient Roman city of Pompeii was buried by a volcanic eruption in 79AD and today more than two million visitors a year walk through the excavations. Visiting ancient Pompeii is a good way to get a feel for ancient...


during the 79 AD eruption.


Volcano Eruption in 79 AD


THE eruption in 79 A.D.


Pliny the Younger in 79 AD


Mount Vesuvius – Pompeii


Explaining the Pompeii bodies

Pompeii: City of the Dead and Tourists: Read the story and see 4 photos of a visit to Pompei, Italy by TravelPod member jamesgurney.... In Ad 79 20000 people in the city of Pompeii were suddenly petrified by the eruption of Vesuvius.... through the ruins imagining the lost souls that now occupied the city of the dead; the agony of being burned and buried, the lost belongings of a population, families and relationships reduced to ash; the terrible hurt of disposal by a volcanic demon.
Pompeii: City of the Dead and Tourists - Pompei, Italy Travel Blog

We also made a day trip to Pompeii, the famous Roman city that was partially destroyed in 79 AD by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.... The eruption of Mt. Vesuvius buried the city 13 to 20 feet deep in volcanic ash and pumice.
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