Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples, famously engulfed by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Frozen in ash, its remarkably preserved ruins offer a vivid, silent testament to daily life in the Roman world.
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city near modern Naples, famously engulfed by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Frozen in ash, its remarkably preserved ruins offer a vivid, silent testament to daily life in the Roman world.