What year was Pompeii built?
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What year was Pompeii built?
Pompeii:
The city of Pompeii is well known because of the archaeological finds there. In 79 AD, Pompeii and its inhabitants were buried beneath several meters of ash after the eruption of the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius. The city has been excavated and studied a great deal since the 19th century.
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View this answerThe first settlements at the location of Pompeii date back to around the eighth century BC. Pompeii would eventually come under the control of the...
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Chapter 4 / Lesson 16Learn about well-preserved Pompeii murals, ancient Roman wall frescos, and the four styles of painting into which these ancient works of art have been classified.