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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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I Rome, Italy Rome is the capital of Italy and of its regiOH, Called Latialmf iii IOCHYSCL across the confluence of the Tiber and Aniene rivers. It was once the capita o e Oman mprre, the mgst pgwefful largest and longest lasting empire of classical Western civilization. The Vatican a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the RO1112111 C21fh011C Church and the home of the Pope. The city's history extends nearly 2,800 years, during which time it has been the seat of ancient Rome and, later, the Papal States, Kingdom of Italy and Italian Republic fmodern Italyj. Rome is also called ula Citid Eternai' fthe Eternal Crtyj and The Czly of the Seven Hills . One of the symbols of Rome is the Colosseum, the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire. Originally capable of seating 50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat. It was built in the 70s and completed in 80. The great complex of the Imperial Forums consist of a series of monumental fora Qpublic squaresj, constructed in Rome over a period of one and half centuries, between 46 BC and AD ll3. The forums were the heart of the late Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire. The list of the very important monuments of ancient Rome includes the Roman Forum, the Domus Aureagm Pantheon, the Trajan's Column, the Traj an's Market, the Catacombs of Rome, the Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla, the Arch of Constantine, the Pyramid of Cestius, the Bocca della Veritag Moreover, the archeological site of Ostia preserves intact a Whae ancient roman town. i The city of Rome surrounds the Vatican City, the enclave of the Holy See, which is a separate sovereign state. It hosts Saint Peter's Square with the Saint Peteris Basilica. In Vatican City there are also the prestigiuous Vatican eMuseums with the Sistine Chapel, the Raphael gRooms and other important works of Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Giotto, Botticelli e Today, Rome has a dynamic and diverse economy with thriving innovation, technologies, communications and service sectors. It produces 6.7M of the national GDP UPON than any Other City in Italyl- ROme grows 4,4fMJ annually and continues to grow ata higher rate than any other city in the rest of the country. Rome's economic growth began to surpass that of its rivals, Naples and Milan after World War II. Tourism is inevitably one of Rome s chief industries, with many notable museums including the Vatican Museum, and the Borghese Gallery. The city is also a centre for banking as well as electronics and aerospace industries. Many international headquarters, govemment ministries, conference centres s orts ven ' - - . . . .,. p ues and museums are located in Rome's principal bugmegg dlgmotgg the E5P0IS1Z10f1e Univefsale imma fEURl3 the Torrino ffurther south from the EURJQ the anZ,?eQiWX62aT131NiblJIcjgiZ'de Medzcz-Laurentzna and the so-called Nburtincz-valley along the 68 1 1 1 J 3