The city of Pompeii is
a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the
Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of
Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was partially destroyed
and buried under 4 to 6 m of ash and pumice in the eruption of
Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii was lost for nearly 1700 years
before its rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has
provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a
city during the Pax Romana. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage
Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy,
with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.
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