Roman Banquet hall frescoes unearthered in Pompeii
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Pompeii
Ancient Roman city near modern Naples, Italy
Pompeii was an ancient Roman city in what is now the comune 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 of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
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Dazzling artwork found at ancient city of Pompeii
Archaeologists unearth significant new paintings in the Roman town buried by a volcano in AD79.
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