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Pompeii, Italy near modern Naples in the Italian region of Pompeii is a ruined Roman city H . Compania, in the territory of the commune of Pompe11. It was destroyed durmg a volcano Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The volcano buried the city under many feet of ash and it was lost for 1600 years before lts accidental rediscovery. Since then, it's excavation has provided an extraordlnarlly .detailed 4 insight into the life of the city at the height of the Roman Emplre. Today, lt IS one of H Italy's leading tourist attractions and is a UNESCO World Heritage Slte. The excavated town offers a snapshot of Romanlife in the 1st century, frozen at il the moment it was buried in August, 24 A.D. 79. The Forum, the baths, many houses, A and some out of town villas like the Villa of the Mysteries remain surprisingly well S reserved. P In 89 B.C., after the final occupation ofthe city of Roman General Lucius 'e Cornelius Sulla, Pompeii was finall annexed to the Roman Republic. Under this r period.Pompeii underwent a vast period of development, largely new infrastructure, most ,of which was built during the augustan period. Worth noting are an r amphitheater, a Palaestra with a central cella natatoriua or swimming pool, and aqueduct which covered more than 25 street fountains, more than 4 public baths fthe 0 largest of which remained unfinished after the eruptionj, and a large number private houses and businesses. I The large number of well preserved frescoes throw a great light on everyday life and have been a major advance in art history of the ancient world, with the innovation of Pompeian Styles the firstlsecondlthird style demarcation. Some aspects of the culture were distinctly erotic, including phallic worship. A large collection of it erotic votive objects and frescoes were found at.Pompeii. Many were removed and 2 kept until recently in a secret collection at the University of Naples. At the time of the eruption the town could have had some 20,000 inhabitants, . and was located in an area in which .Romans had their vacation villas. It is the only I aclent town of which the whole topographic structure is known precisely as it was, at w1th no latter modifications or additions. It was not distributed on a regular plan as il we are llS6d to Seeing in Roman towns, due to the difficult terrain. But its streets are mg Straight and laid Wt in 3 grid, ill the purest Roman tradition, they are laid with I polygonal stones, and have houses and shops on beth Sides of the Street In 2002 another important discovery at the mouth of Sarno river revealed that 1 U56 P013 ESO Was populated and that people lived in palafittes, within a system of ll c anne s at suggested a likeness to Venice to some ' t' ' ' t beginning to produce results. Sclen lsts' These Studles are Jus Q catastrophic eruption of the fu T .1 66

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