Archaeologists over many years have conducted "digs" near all of the areas that ancient Rome occupied during its span as a civilization. Because of this they have recovered remains of Roman cities, their construction projects, ancient tablets and other "underground" artifacts such as vases & statues that were buried over the long span of Rome. In the case of the city of Pompeii, the volcano's lava and ashes preserved remarkable ruins of that city that showed Roman culture, homes, monuments, and other artifacts that gave them an excellent idea about Roman life. Pompeii's ruins could be called a "city frozen in time" by the lava of Mt. Vesuvius.
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Andreas Solope III...We don't know who founded Pompeii. All we know is that Pompeii was founded by a group of Oscan speaking people.
We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.We don't know the number of people who died in the eruption that destroyed Pompeii. The reason for this is that we don't know how many people lived there in he first place.
The Roman city of Pompeii was situated on the western coast of the Italian peninsula, south of Rome. It was a prosperous city in the Roman empire. In 79 AD CE, Pompeii was the victim of an eruption of the nearby volcano of Mt. Vesuvius. The lava and ashes of this volcano destroyed the people of Pompeii but not the structures and art of the city. These same ashes and solidified lava preserved much of this city and smaller nearby ones. This preservation has given archaeologists a very clear picture of what life was like in this city.
The wealthy of ancient Pompeii lived in the larger houses in the city. We know this from the size of the remains of the houses and the beautiful decorations from the walls. They may also may have had villas on the outskirts of the city.
no pompeii was founded many years before that but after the eruption of mount vesuvius, pompeii was rediscovered in 1599.