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In 79 C.E., an ash column with a mushroom top towered over the ancient Roman city of Pompeii as residents scrambled to flee the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The effects of the eruption were devastating to the area. As one ancient historian, Pliny the Younger, recounted the events to another historian, Cornelius Tacitus, “On Mount Vesuvius sheets of...

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Nearly two thousand years ago, in 79 A.D., the city of Pompeii was trapped in a time capsule by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Practically forgotten, it began to be unearthed in the 1700s, when the King of Naples, Charles of Bourbon, gave impetus to the excavations. The amphitheater, the villa of Cicero and the temple of Isis were uncovered. Soon,...

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The first major city that unified the wine trade from the Middle East to the Mediterranean and throughout Europe, and which upholds the long-standing traditions of Italian cuisine that are exported around the globe, Pompei will be the backdrop to tell 8,000 years of history of vine and wine from Georgia to Campania, between culture, art and science...

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The scrawled etching in stone reads: “I’d like to be the gem in your ring for just an hour to get the kisses you give when you press the seal.” The ancient Pompeii graffiti is a reminder of how little has changed in the last 2,000 years or so — think of the far-less-creative tourists recently caught carving their initials into the walls of Rome’s C...

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Italy was ground zero for the Roman world (at least until it split into East and West) and is where many of the most impressive Roman ruins are found today. Italy is full of excellent ancient Roman ruins worth visiting. Some of them are well-known while others are lesser known (like the peculiar Mouth of Truth in Rome). Here are 10 of the best anci...

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Once a bustling, blue collar port town, Pompeii’s fate was sealed with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 7.9 A.D. Today, Pompeii is a UNESCO World Heritage site, one of the most visited sites in Italy and one of the most visited archaeological sites in all the world. Visiting Pompeii? Keep reading to see what life in ancient Rome was like – and pla...

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A vibrant painting has been unearthed among the ruins of Pompeii appearing to show a bundle of food and wine, including a distant ancestor of the modern-day pizza.  The fresco was found during recent excavations at a ruined house in the archeological site of Pompeii, the Roman town that was infamously wrecked by a devastating eruption of Mount Vesu...

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Pompeii is one of the world's largest, most famous, and most dramatic ancient Roman archeological sites. It was famously buried and frozen in time by the volcanic ash of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii was not the only city to be buried by the eruption, the nearby seaside town of Heracleum was also buried and is considered the best...

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Rome is a city steeped in history, culture, and architectural beauty. But if you want to take a day trip from Rome to explore even more of Italy’s rich history, you should consider visiting Pompeii. This ancient city is located about 150 miles from Rome and is one of Italy’s most popular tourist destinations.  Pompeii was famously destroyed by the...

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Cataclysm overtook the Roman city of Pompeii with the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79. This was the period of the Pax Romana when the Roman Empire was at its height, and the empire and Italian peninsula were largely secure. During this time, the city of Rome barely had any defensive walls (the impressive Aurelian walls were yet to be built). It wa...

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