Pompeii (/ pɒmˈpeɪ (i)/ ⓘ pom-PAY (-ee); Latin: [pɔmˈpei̯.iː]) 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, the city was buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

2010年8月27日 · Pompeii, a flourishing resort city south of ancient Rome, was nestled along the coast of Italy in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, an active volcano. Its most famous eruption took place in the year...

2025年2月19日 · Pompeii, preserved ancient Roman city in Campania, Italy, that was destroyed by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE. The circumstances of its destruction preserved Pompeii’s remains as a unique document of Greco-Roman life. Learn more about Pompeii, including its history and excavations.

Over 20,000 people died in the thriving city of Pompeii. But who were the people of pompeii? Read to find out and see the tours that can take you there.

2018年3月21日 · Pompeii was a large Roman town in Campania, Italy which was buried in volcanic ash following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. Excavated in the 19th-20th century, its excellent state of preservation gives an invaluable insight into Roman everyday life.

2017年11月5日 · To date, archaeologists have discovered around 1150 examples of human remains in Pompeii. Of these, around 100 have been encased in plaster casts created around their bodies in the tufa. Exactly how did this unique form of preservation arise? And how does it help inform our understanding of the past?

2023年5月9日 · Pompeii is now a huge tourist attraction, drawing some 2.5 million visitors to the ancient town every year. Chief among the draws: the famous “stone” bodies of the poor souls caught too off guard...

2018年6月10日 · The people’s poses reveal how they died, some trapped in buildings and others sheltering with family members. Children and adults have been found encased in ash. A plaster cast technique—and in one case, a resin cast—has been used to preserve the details within the victims’ ash tombs.

2018年8月16日 · Most of the written accounts on ancient Rome focus on politics, military matters, and the lives of wealthy and powerful people. But there is Pompeii, the city frozen in time, where one can see and learn about the life of lower-class people and slaves 2,000 years ago.

Men, women, children, entwined in a final embrace, remains etched in the hearts and minds of those who find themselves visiting Pompeii. So what are casts? Are they actually petrified …