Pompeii was a city in what is now the municipality of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy. Along with Herculaneum, Stabiae, and many surrounding villas, it 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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Mount VesuviusActive stratovolcano in the Gulf of Naples, Italy
HerculaneumRoman town destroyed by eruption of Mount Vesuvius
PompeiCity in Campania, southern Italy
Torre AnnunziataUNESCO World Heritage Site
StabiaeAncient Roman town in Campania, Italy
CampaniaRegion in Italy
World Heritage SitePlace of significance listed by UNESCO
PompeyRoman general and statesman (106–48 BC)
Pompeia gensAncient Roman family
