Pompeii

Pom·pe·ii  (pm-p, -p)

An ancient city of southern Italy southeast of Naples. Founded in the sixth or early fifth century b.c., it was a Roman colony by 80 b.c. and became a prosperous port and resort with many noted villas, temples, theaters, and baths. Pompeii was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in a.d. 79. The incredibly well-preserved ruins were rediscovered in 1748 and have been extensively excavated.

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Pom·peian, Pom·peiian adj. & n.

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Pompeii - ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD